Bengaluru top cop sends staff older than 50 years on leave
Bengaluru, June 21: City Police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao has declared that police officers and staff above 50 years of age will be given leave.
The Department staff have been working round the clock since the declaration of lockdown. Some of them are infected with the virus. The number of positive cases too is on the rise. The older working staff members are, therefore, being sent on leave,” the Commissioner explained.
He was addressing a press meet on Sunday and said that all inspectors and sub-inspectors in the city have been given 10 instructions.
“Department staff aged above 50 years who have problems like blood pressure, diabetes or any other health issues, have been told to stay at home. Also, no staff member who has been given such leave may go out of Bengaluru. The staff from North Karnataka too have been instructed to stay in the city,” Rao said, adding, “There are young officers among the Home Guards too. We will take their help if needed.”
Further, the Commissioner said that the infected police staff members should be given proper treatment. “We have also demanded a regular report on the food and treatment given to them,” he said.
“Discipline is a very important aspect of the functioning of the Department. The problems should not be put up on the social media – which would be an act of indiscipline. The police quarters will be kept under watch, strangers should not be permitted into the limits of the quarters is also an instruction given,” Rao added.
“The police staff members have also been told to arrest the accused only in prominent, important cases. No citizen may be arrested without permission from the DCP and ACP,” said the Commissioner.
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Attacks on Christians contradict PM's message of harmony, visit to church: Gehlot
Jaipur (PTI): Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday expressed concern over the reported attacks and disruptions in prayer gatherings of the Christian community in different parts of the country, saying such incidents were "worrying and condemnable".
In a post on X, Gehlot said that while the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting a church and giving a message of peace and harmony, news of attacks on members of the Christian community from various regions reflected a serious contradiction.
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"Symbolic gestures would not be enough, and strict legal action was required against those spreading hatred," the senior Congress leader said.
He added that Indian culture has always upheld the spirit of "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", where every citizen has full freedom to practise their faith.
Gehlot urged the Centre and state governments to uphold the rule of law and ensure that no citizen is forced to celebrate their festival under fear.
