Hijab verdict: Karnataka Bandh receives good response in Mangaluru
Mangaluru: In opposition to the Karnataka High Court’s verdict against the Hijab, the call for a state-wide bandh given by Imarat-e-Shariah’s Ameer-e-Shariah Maulana Sageer Ahmed has received a good response in Mangaluru on Thursday.
Various shops, business establishments, hotels owned by Muslims in the region remained closed. Bus, rickshaws were not seen on the roads. Some educational institutions and Madrasas have announced holidays. Apart from that, market road near State Bank, Bunder, Kallapu market, Bunder Dhakke remained deserted with all business activities being halted in the wake of the bandh. Muslim-owned offices, workshops, Transportation agencies, logistics agencies were also reportedly closed.
SDPI, the Muslim Okkuta, Ullal Darga Committee, Alliance of D.K. Muslim organizations, Univef Karnataka. Women’s India Movement, All India Imams Council, PFI, CFI, Mangaluru Dhakke raw fish sales & commission agents’ association, and various other organizations have extended support to the bandh, it is learned.
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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.
