Any flaws seen in caste census report will be set right, promises Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Belagavi: Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar disapproved of ‘hasty comments’ on the data provided by the caste census report, assuring that flaws noticed in the report would be set right.
The Deputy CM, who spoke to reporters at the airport here on Saturday, stated that he had not checked the census report and would comment after reading the report.
He said that the leaders of the Congress, who had promised in the election manifesto that a socio economic survey report would be released to learn the progress of each community, would check the report thoroughly and set right any flaws that they found. “There is no need to panic,” Shivakumar assured.
When asked to comment about Opposition leaders, R Ashoka of Legislative Assembly and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy of the Council, opposing the report, the Deputy CM said that the reactions were expected but he would not respond to their statement, adding that he did not wish to be a spokesperson of the BJP by doing so.
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At UN, India flags concerns over targeting of vessels in Strait of Hormuz
United Nations (PTI): Targeting commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is "unacceptable", India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Parvathaneni Harish has said.
Harish's remarks at a special meeting of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (UNECOSOC) on safeguarding energy and supply flows came days after an India-flagged commercial vessel came under attack off the coast of Oman.
Omani authorities rescued all 14 crew members of the vessel sailing from Somalia, but it was not immediately known who carried out the strike.
In a post on X on Sunday, Harish said that at the UNECOSOC meeting, he shared India's approach to the recent energy and fertiliser crisis caused by the West Asia conflict.
"A combination of short-term and structural measures alongside international cooperation are essential to respond to the crisis," he said.
"Reiterated that targeting of commercial shipping, endangering civilian crew and impeding freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, are unacceptable. International law in this regard must be fully respected," he added.
The attack on the India-flagged vessel on May 13 took place amid the fragile situation in the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway close to the coast of Oman through which roughly one-fifth of the world's energy supplies pass.
It has been severely disrupted by the conflict in West Asia that started on February 28, with the US and Israel launching joint attacks on Iran, triggering retaliatory strikes.
Earlier, India had described the attack as "unacceptable".
At least two other Indian-flagged ships have been attacked since the conflict broke out.
According to the UNECOSOC website, the meeting, which took place on Friday, focused on “Safeguarding energy and supply flows: Supporting global development through international cooperation”.
