Shivamogga: Youth Congress workers staged a protest in the city on Wednesday, urging the government to arrest the ABVP activists who allegedly gang raped a student in Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district, and ban the organization.

The youth Congress workers staged the protest at Shivappa Nayaka Circle and burnt the posters of the accused.

The accused have committed a heinous crime. After raping the girl, they have circulated its video on social media to disturb the peace in the society. Its shame on the civilised society. The government should take stringent action against the accused and ban the organization, they demanded.

State youth Congress president Basavana Gouda Badarli, District Youth Congress president M Praveen Kumar, Corporator HC Yogesh, District Congress secretary K Ranganath, City youth Congress president HP Girish, other leaders Darshan Ullu, R Kiran, Shameer Khan, Mohammad Arifulla, DR Girish, Lokesh, Sharavana, Mastan and others participated in the protest.

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Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The state Assembly on Tuesday passed 12 bills, including the Karnataka Rent (Amendment) Bill.

The objects and reasons of the Rent Bill said that it has been introduced to achieve the principle of "Minimum Government Maximum Governance" by decriminalisation minor offences and rationalization of monetary penalties as envisaged in the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of provisions) Act, 2023.

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The amendment says that if any landlord or tenant fails to present copy of the lease agreement for registration as required under clauses (a) or (b) of sub-section (3) of Section 4 or fails to file the particulars as required under the proviso thereto, he shall on conviction be punishable with a fine up to Rs 2,000 or with simple imprisonment for a month or both. The same is applicable to middlemen involved in it.

The other bills that were cleared are the Karnataka Land Revenue (Second Amendment) Bill, The Greater Bengaluru Governance (Second Amendment) Bill, Sri Malai Mahadeshwaraswamy Kshethra Development Authority (Amendment) Bill, The Chandraguthi Shree Renukamba Kshetra Development Authority Bill and Shree Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill.

The Karnataka Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) (Amendment) Bill, Karnataka Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Bill, Karnataka Hindu Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowment (Amendment) Bill, Karnataka State Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, Bayaluseeme Development Board (Amendment) Bill and Malnad Area Development Board (Amendment) Bill were also cleared.