Bill to prevent disqualification of political secretaries to CM tabled in Karnataka assembly
Bengaluru, Jul 19: The Karnataka government on Friday tabled three bills, including the Karnataka Legislature (Prevention of Disqualification) (Second Amendment) Bill in the assembly, which pertains to preventing the disqualification of political secretaries who are MLAs or MLCs.
The bill has been introduced to exempt the CM's political secretary, financial advisor, policy and planning advisor and the deputy chairperson to the Karnataka State Policy and Planning Commission from being disqualified for being a member of the assembly or the legislative council on such appointment.
The Karnataka Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill aims to create a clear distinction between the input service distribution transactions requiring the transfer of input tax credit related to the invoices for receipt of services on behalf of distinct persons and the actual supply of services from one distinct person to another -- and make it compulsory to distribute the credit.
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The bill is meant to enable the levy of penalty for non-registration of machines used in the manufacture of tobacco products and paan masala.
The objective of the Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Bill is to constitute a welfare board and to establish a fund for financial schemes to provide social security and welfare for cine and cultural activists in the state.
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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.
