MP Karandlaje urges govt to stop issuing Maharashtra-Udupi travel passes
Udupi: BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje on Friday asserted that she has urged the Chief Secretary to the Government of Karnataka to stop issuing online passes to people from Maharashtra to travel to Udupi.
“Despite the Corona surge in Udupi district, we have received online pass applications from Maharashtra people seeking to travel. Also, 281 people have come to the district using the passes. The people of the district are panicking on account of this,” the Parliamentarian said, addressing a press conference at the BJP district office in Udupi.
“Most of the Corona-infected people in Udupi district have come from Maharashtra. Although they are under quarantine, we are not sure how many people are infected by coming in contact with them. There is a need to prevent the spread of the infection to the residents with other health problems,” said Karandlaje.
She pointed out that the number of people who came to Udupi from Maharashtra had reduced greatly over the last week.
“There is, however, a need to follow the orders of the Supreme Court. As per the MHI guidelines, we cannot prevent people from coming to the district. There is also a shortage of beds and quarantine centers in the district. I, therefore, request the people in Maharashtra not to come to Udupi district,” said the MP.
She said that the people who attended the Tablighi convention have spread the virus in the slums of Bengaluru as well as Padarayanapura and Sadiq Layout purposefully. “The people who attended the Tablighi convention have implemented a plan to spread the virus. The Central and state governments should undertake a thorough investigation into the matter” she demanded.
Speaking on development work, the MP said that a proposal has been submitted for the construction of 119 km of road in Udupi and 203 km in Chikkamagaluru district under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana.
The district has distributed 94% of the ration given by the government in the backdrop of the lockdown.
BJP District President Suresh Nayak, legislator Lalaji R Mendon, Zilla Panchayat President Dinakar Babu, Karavali Development Board President Mattaru Rathnakar Hegde and local leaders Uday Kumar Shetty, Mahesh Thakur, and Kuthyaru Naveen Shetty were present at the press conference.
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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.
