Karnataka Government transfers several IAS Officers in bureaucratic reshuffle
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government announced a significant bureaucratic reshuffle on Friday, transferring several Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers across the state.
As part of the changes, Dr. Shiva Shankara N. (KN: 2012), Deputy Commissioner of Bengaluru Rural District, has been transferred and appointed as the Managing Director of Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM), Bengaluru, replacing Mahantesh Bilagi, IAS. Bilagi, in turn, has been posted as Managing Director of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Limited, Bengaluru, succeeding Jayavibhavaswamy, IAS, who has now been transferred as Commissioner, Department of Public Libraries, Bengaluru.
Swaroopa T.K. (KN: 2012), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Dharwad District, has been transferred and posted asDirector (E-Governance), Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Bengaluru, relieving Dr. Nandhinidevi K., IAS, of the concurrent charge.
In another major move, Dr. Kumara, IAS (KN: 2015), Deputy Commissioner, Mandya District, has been given the concurrent charge of Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Mandya District, replacing Shaikh Tanveer Asif, IAS, who has been transferred as Commissioner, Mysuru City Corporation, succeeding Ashaad Ur Rahman Shariff, KMAS.
Additionally, Dr. Anuradha K.N., IAS (KN: 2016), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Bengaluru Rural District, has been given the concurrent charge of Deputy Commissioner, Bengaluru Rural District, replacing Dr. Shiva Shankara N., IAS.
Other key transfers include:
Digvijay Bodke, IAS (KN: 2018), Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Ramanagara District, has been appointed as Director (IT), Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Bengaluru.
Patil Bhuvanesh Devidas, IAS (KN: 2018), Commissioner, Kalaburagi City Corporation, has been posted as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Dharwad District, succeeding Swaroopa T.K., IAS.
Anmol Jain, IAS (KN: 2020), Deputy Inspector General of Registration (Vigilance), Bengaluru, has been transferred as Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Panchayat, Ramanagara District, replacing Digvijay Bodke, IAS.
Shinde Avinash Sanjeevan, IAS (KN: 2020), Deputy Commissioner (Administration), Kalaburagi City Corporation, has been posted as Commissioner, Kalaburagi City Corporation, replacing Patil Bhuvanesh Devidas, IAS.
Jubin Mohapatra, IAS (KN: 2021), Senior Assistant Commissioner, Puttur Sub-Division, Dakshina Kannada District, has been appointed as Commissioner, Raichur City Corporation.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
