Karnataka Guv returns two Bills, 19 others get assent
Bengaluru (PTI): Two bills passed by the Karnataka Legislature have been returned by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot to the state government seeking further clarifications, even as 19 pending legislations have received gubernatorial assent, Lok Bhavan said on Friday.
Apart from them, the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill is under the consideration of the governor, according to a release issued by the Special Secretary to the Governor, R Prabhu Shankar.
The press release stated, "Out of 22 Bills, 19 have been approved by the governor and sent for publishing in the Official Gazette. Two Bills—the Karnataka Scheduled Castes (Sub-classification) Bill and the Shree Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority and Certain Other Laws (Amendment) Bill—have been returned to the government, seeking further clarifications."
The SC Sub-classification Bill aims to legally formalise the state's internal quota system for Scheduled Castes (SCs), dividing the 17 per cent SC reservation into six per cent for left communities (erstwhile untouchables), six per cent for right communities, and five per cent for others.
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The primary objective of the amendment bill on Chamundeshwari Kshetra is to modify the administrative structure of the temple development authorities by changing the criteria for key appointments.
The Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill was recently adopted by the Karnataka Legislature despite protests from the opposition BJP.
The bill provides for a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh and a jail term of up to seven years.
According to the bill, any expression made, published, or circulated—in words, spoken or written, by signs, visible representations, electronic communication, or otherwise—in public view, with the intention of causing injury, disharmony, or feelings of enmity, hatred, or ill-will against a person (alive or dead), class, group of persons, or community, to serve any prejudicial interest, constitutes hate speech.
Biases on the grounds of religion, race, caste, community, sex, gender, sexual orientation, place of birth, residence, language, disability, or tribe are also categorised as hate speech.
The BJP has called it a 'Brahmastra' (ultimate deadly weapon) against the opposition.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
