Dakshina Kannada got 5th rank in SSLC because it voted for BJP: Minister Revanna
Bengaluru, May 1: Stoking a controversy, Karnataka minister H D Revanna Wednesday claimed voting for the BJP pushed top performing Dakshina Kannada district to fifth spot in the 10th class results whereas voting for secularism (JD-S) brought students of Hassan in the first position.
The Senior Secondary Leaving Certificate exam results announced Tuesday revealed that some traditionally best performing districts such as Udupi and Dakshina Kannada (DK) were outsmarted by Hassan, Ramanagara and Bengaluru Rural district,which never figured prominently in the education map.
In terms of pass percentage and number of toppers, Hassan has left other districts behind in the 10th exam conducted by the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board.
It was followed by Ramanagara.
Incidentally, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada had always been BJP stranglehold areas whereas Hassan and Ramanagara have been JD(S) citadels.
Buoyed by the unprecedented performance, Revanna, who is son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda and brother of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, gave credit to his father and blamed the BJP mindset behind Udupi and Dakshina Kannada's poor performance this year.
Speaking to reporters in Hassan, Revanna, the PWD minister, said "Somebody from South Canara (Dakshina Kannada district) said the district was pushed to fifth position due to voting for BJP.
If you vote for secularism, you will come in the first position. It is an example that they (people of Dakshina Kannada) are not focusing on education."
Regarding his father, he said "There is a divine grace.
Deve Gowda has a role in our district too - It's his guidance.
Due to his directions, the district (Hassan) has topped in the state. Ramanagara is in the second position."
The BJP responded to Revanna's statement in a humorous way.
"This is not the fact. Actually, such result was the outcome of lemons Revanna carries with him always," BJP spokesperson Go Madhusudan quipped.
Revanna, a JD(S) MLA known for his superstitious beliefs, always carries with him lemon to ward off black magic and evil forces.
He was also seen moving around holding at least eight lemons in hand when the Congress workers refused to support Revanna's son Prajwal, who is contesting his maiden election from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency.
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Flagrant injustice to underprivileged: Mehbooba on govt action against Shopian school
Srinagar (PTI): PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian an unlawful entity under the UAPA was a "flagrant injustice" to the underprivileged sections of society.
She also alleged that banning such "altruistic institutions" without any solid evidence of anti-national activity "shows a deep seated prejudice and ill intention".
The institution allegedly run by individuals affiliated with a banned organisation has been declared an "unlawful entity" under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
In a post on X, Mehbooba said, "Every single day the j&k government acts as a mute bystander & a timid enabler of vicious assaults on J&Ks identity & dignity. Declaring Dar Ul Uloom Jamia Siraj Ul Uloom as an unlawful entity under UAPA is a flagrant injustice to the poor underprivileged sections of society".
The former chief minister said the institution served as a "beacon of quality education" for students unable to afford expensive schooling.
"It has produced reputed doctors and professionals who served this nation with dedication. Banning these altruistic institutions without any solid evidence of anti national activity shows a deep seated prejudice & ill intention," she added.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg issued a two-page order based on the dossier presented by Senior Superintendent of Police Shopian pointing towards the alleged illegal activities at Darul Uloom Jamia Sirajul Uloom at Imam Sahib in Shopian district in south Kashmir.
According to the order issued by Garg on April 24, there were "credible inputs and evidence on record, to indicate sustained and covert linkages of the institution with Jamaat-e-Islami, which the Government of India banned in 2019.
