Govt. schools for children of netas, babus: Govt. mulling law
Bengaluru, August 21: The state government is said to be decided to bring in a law making it mandatory for the elected representatives and government employees to admit their children to the government schools. A decision to this effect would be taken shortly, it is said.
The state government has been thinking about the pros and cons of bringing such a law in the state. It has been reviewing the court judgements of other states. Amidst this, the primary and secondary education department officials have said to be met the Law department officials on Monday and discussed it. It is also said that Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Krishna Byre Gowda has also conducted one round of meeting in which, the officers have given some suggestions. But before taking any decision, the government has verifying the feasibility of bringing such a law by checking all existing laws and judgements, it is said.
The department has considered the Private Bill moved by Congress MLC G Raghu Achar in the 2017 Assembly Session seriously. The Bill had got positive responses in that Session. Then primary and secondary education minister Tanveer Sait had responded positively.
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Time will reveal if leadership change in Karnataka is imminent: Shivakumar
Hubballi (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said time will tell if the state will see a new CM after the by-elections to two assembly seats.
Bypolls for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies will be held on April 9. The polls were necessitated following the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa, respectively.
"Why are you worried about it? There is no need to make it an issue... I have already said that time will answer it," Shivakumar told reporters in response to a question about whether he would become the CM and if there would be a leadership change after the bypolls.
Responding to statements by some leaders, including Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, that incumbent Siddaramaiah will be CM till 2028, he said, "I'm not ready to comment on statements made by others. I'm the party president... either the CM or I will have to speak on this matter. Other than what the two of us say, the rest is immaterial."
Asked about the secret behind his patience, Shivakumar replied, "Time will answer."
Recently, Siddaramaiah had said that the Congress government will remain in power for two more years and that he is the Chief Minister of the state.
The leadership tussle within the ruling party has intensified amid speculation about a possible change of chief minister after the Congress government completed the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20, 2025.
The speculation has been fuelled by the reported "power-sharing" arrangement between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar at the time of government formation in 2023.
