Stop arresting our workers in Perduru incident: Karandlaje
BJP workers stage protest against arresting Sangh Parivar workers
Udupi, June 6: Lok Sabha Member Shobha Karandlaje urged the authorities not to arrest the Sangh Parivar workers in the Perduru incident till they receive the FSL report on the suspicious death of cattle trader Hussainabba, as the workers have done their work legally.
Alleging that the state government has been torturing the workers of Hindu organizations and BJP by arresting them in Hussainabba death case, the BJP workers staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Wednesday.
Police should use their lathis and pistols to arrest cattle thieves. This problem could be solved by implementing the Anti Cow Slaughter Act effectively. Higher officers in the police department have been putting pressure on the local officers of the department, she said.
Those who have been transporting the cattle have themselves damaged the Scorpio vehicle. Workers of Hindu organizations have not done anything. It was decided at a meeting of the organization that the workers should not take law into their hands and as soon as they notice illegal cattle transportation, they were asked to inform the police, she added.
“As Hussainabba died in the police custody, it should be handed over to CID investigation. But we would not believe that we would get justice from the CID. Even then, we will wait for the FSL report. If the report suggested that Hussainabba died due to heart attack, then this issue would not have any significance. Nobody would become accused. We would decide on the nature of investigation only after getting the FSL report”, she said.
‘Didn’t cattle have value for the lives?’
MLA K Raghupathi Bhat said that while transportation, two cows were killed. Everybody talks about the death of Hussainabba and nobody talks about the death of the cows. Didn’t they have value for their life, he asked.
If the investigation into this case is handed over to the CID, some more innocent workers would be arrested. As there is political interference in the CID, it should be handed over to the CBI probe, he demanded.
BJP district president Mattar Rathnakar Hegde, MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, leaders Lalji Mendon, Sunilk KR,Vilas Nayak and others spoke on the occasion.
Leaders Uday Kumar Shetty, Thingale Vikramarjuna Hegde, Nayana Ganesh, Sheel K Shetty, Shamala Kundar, Geetanjali Suvarna, Shilpa Suvarna, Suresh Shetty Gurme, Prabhakar Poojary, Suresh Nayak Kuyiladi, Kutyaru Naveen Shetty and others were present.
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Karnataka approves AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru's Electronics City
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has approved the establishment of a CoE for AI in Biotechnology at IBAB in Electronics City (Phase 1), here.
The decision, taken by the state Cabinet on Thursday night, marks a significant step towards strengthening Karnataka’s leadership in emerging technologies, IT and biotechnology, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Friday.
The centre will be established over four years with a total outlay of Rs 20 crore, in partnership with the Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology and the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP), according to a statement from the minister’s office.
"Karnataka has consistently been at the forefront of technological innovation. As we enter the decade of deep tech, our focus is on building future-ready capabilities at the intersection of artificial intelligence and biotechnology," Minister for IT and Biotechnology said.
"This Centre of Excellence will strengthen our research ecosystem, accelerate innovation and enable Karnataka to lead in high-impact next-generation technologies," he added.
Priyank added that the state government, through the Departments of Electronics, IT, Biotechnology, and Science & Technology, is actively investing in emerging technologies and taking steps to strengthen Karnataka’s AI and deep-tech ecosystem.
The minister said the Cabinet has also approved the transfer of a 51 per cent stake in the Karnataka Technology & Innovation Museum Foundation (KTIMF) to the Unboxing BLR Foundation.
KTIMF was established by the Government of Karnataka as a not-for-profit organisation to promote innovation, technological awareness, startup culture and public engagement in science and technology, aligned with the state’s vision of building a robust innovation ecosystem, he said.
The Technology & Innovation Museum will be developed at the NGEF campus in Baiyappanahalli, Bengaluru, under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with a total project cost of Rs 100 crore. Of this, Rs 49 crore will be contributed by the state government and Rs 51 crore by the private partner, he said.
