YSRCP chief Jagan begins Palnadu tour in Andhra Pradesh amid police restrictions
Amaravati (PTI): YSRCP chief and former chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday embarked on a visit to Rentapalla village in Palnadu district amid police restrictions to call on the family of a party worker who recently died by suicide.
Reddy set off in a convoy of vehicles from his Tadepalli residence in Guntur district around 9:00 a.m. to call on the family of former deputy sarpanch Korlakunta Nagamalleswara Rao. YSRCP alleges that he was driven to suicide by police and the ruling TDP party's harassment.
Reddy is expected to pay tributes to Rao and inaugurate his state.
Scores of people and YSRCP supporters tagged along with Reddy on two-wheelers and thronged the roadsides en route to Rentapalla as he acknowledged their cheers.
He passed through Eturuku in Guntur district amid showers of rose petals and sloganeering by YSRCP cadres.
Reddy's visit to Rentapalla in Sattenapalli mandal closely follows his recent trip to Podili in Prakasam district to meet tobacco farmers, which was disrupted by skirmishes, including stone pelting and minor injuries to a few people.
TDP and YSRCP accused each other over these skirmishes.
In this backdrop, the police stepped up vigil to avert any untoward incidents during Reddy's visit.
"Based on reliable information, certain individuals with malicious intent are planning to create unnecessary law and order situations and commotion. If anybody does such things, there will be severe action against them," said Palnadu superintendent of police K Srinivasa Rao in a post on 'X' earlier.
Srinivasa Rao said only a security convoy, three additional vehicles, and a 100-person entourage will be allowed during this visit.
If anybody else unnecessarily mills around, causes traffic snarls, difficulties and disturbs common people's everyday life, he said police will take stringent action against them.
Likewise, the SP said if anybody attempts to disrupt the programme (Reddy's visit) in any other manner, then police will take action against them and also their vehicles.
Similarly, police will also deploy drones, capture videos and harvest CCTV footage to identify the culprits and take action as per law, he added.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
