If I was Home Minister, I would have asked to shoot them: Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
‘Country is weak because of ‘traitor’ intellectuals under the guise of secularism’
Bengaluru/Vijayapura, July 26: Once again Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal landed in a controversy over remarks against the intellectuals.
“The country is weak because of the ‘traitor’ intellectuals under the guise of secularism. If I was the Home Minister, I would have asked the authorities to shoot them en-mass”, Yatnal said.
Speaking at Kargil Vijayotsava organized at Vijayapura on Thursday, Yatnal said that the number of those who have been conspiring against the country after consuming the food and water of the land was increasing considerably. The incidents of shouting anti-Indian slogans and pelting stones on the soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir should be condemned. It was unfortunate that the Opposition leaders have been making allegations that the ‘women were being raped by the soldiers’. If cases were booked against anti-nationals or traitors, the intellectuals raise hue and cry saying that human rights violation was being happened. But when the soldiers face lot of problems including lowest temperature while protecting the country, no one would raise their voice against it, he blasted.
He said that a norm should be implemented in the country on the line of Israel that everyone should serve in the army for some time compulsorily. This would control the politicians from looting the wealth of the country, he said.
When the sacrifice of the soldiers was being remembered across the country, previous chief minister’s media advisor Dinesh Amin Mattu has given most irresponsible statement. Pakistan and China were the major enemies of the country. Pakistan has never stopped its cunning mindset. When then prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee extended the hands of friendship, Pakistan had back-stabbed him, he said.
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Karnataka offers extensive incentives in its proposed IT policy
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka has proposed a new Information Technology Policy for 2025–2030, offering extensive financial and non-financial incentives aimed at accelerating investments, strengthening innovation and expanding the state's tech footprint beyond Bengaluru.
The Karnataka Cabinet gave its nod to the policy 2025–2030 with an outlay of Rs 445.50 crore on Thursday after the Finance Department accorded its approval.
The policy introduces 16 incentives across five enabler categories, nine of which are entirely new, with a distinctive push to support companies setting up or expanding in emerging cities.
Alongside financial support, the government is also offering labour-law relaxations, round-the-clock operational permissions and industry-ready human capital programmes to make Karnataka a globally competitive 'AI-native' destination.
According to the policy, units located outside Bengaluru will gain access to a wide suite of benefits, including research and development and IP creation incentives, internship reimbursements, talent relocation support and recruitment assistance.
The benefits also include EPF reimbursement, faculty development support, rental assistance, certification subsidies, electricity tariff rebates, property tax reimbursement, telecom infrastructure support, and assistance for events and conferences.
Bengaluru Urban will receive a focused set of six research and development and talent-oriented incentives, while Indian Global Capability Centres (GCCs) operating in the state will be brought under the incentive net.
Incentive caps and eligibility thresholds have been raised, and the policy prioritises growth-focused investments for both new and expanding units.
Beyond incentives, the government focuses on infrastructure and innovation interventions.
A flagship proposal in the policy is the creation of Techniverse -- integrated, technology-enabled enclaves developed through a public-private partnership model inside future Global Innovation Districts.
These campuses will offer plug-and-play facilities, artificial intelligence and machine learning and cybersecurity labs, advanced testbeds, experience centres, and disaster-resistant command centres.
There will also be a Statewide Digital Hub Grid and a Global Test Bed Infrastructure Network, linking public and private research and development, and innovation facilities across Karnataka.
The government has proposed a Women Global Tech Missions Fellowship for 1,000 mid-career women technologists, an IT Talent Return Programme to absorb experienced professionals returning from abroad, and broad-based skill and faculty development reimbursements.
Shared corporate transport routes in Bengaluru and tier-two cities will be designed with Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and other transport entities to support worker mobility.
The government said the policy is the outcome of an extensive research and consultation process involving TCS, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, HP, Google, Accenture and NASSCOM, along with sector experts and stakeholder groups.
It estimates an outlay of Rs 967.12 crore over five years, comprising Rs 754.62 crore for incentives and Rs 212.50 crore for interventions such as Techniverse campuses, digital grid development, global outreach missions and talent programmes.
