Karnataka: Seers seek survey of Peer Pasha Bangla, say it's Anubhava Mantapa
Bengaluru, Jun 5: Some Veerashaiva-Lingayat seers on Sunday appealed to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to survey the Peer Pasha Bangla' in Basavakalyan in Bidar district, claiming that it was the original Anubhava Mantapa', the sacred seat of the founder of Lingayat sect and 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara.
The first parliament of the world, Anubhava Mantapa now happens to be the Peer Pasha Bangla (Bungalow), which requires immediate protection and a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India, the seers said in a joint statement.
The seers, led by Sharanu Salagar, BJP MLA from Basavakalyan, and Pradeep Kankanvadi, president of Veerashaiva-Lingayat Sanghatana Vedike, called on Bommai at his residence.
In their memorandum, the seers said that it has come to their knowledge from local sources as well as documents that Peer Pasha Bangla', a dargah or a mausoleum of a Muslim saint, is actually the original Anubhava Mantapa'.
They demanded that the State should make a proposal to the Centre to release Rs 500 crore for the Anubhava Mantapa' corridor under which the sites related to Basaveshwara should be identified and preserved.
They further said the Anubhava Mantapa should be developed as a major Lingayat study centre in Basavakalyan.
According to Girimalleshwara Swamiji of Tapovana Matha in Shahpur Taluk in Yadgir district, Bommai assured the seers that all the documents would be examined and a meeting with the officials convened in this regard.
Lingayat is a major sect and dominant community in Karnataka, which Basavaj Bommai and his immediate predecessor B S Yediyurappa belong to.
The demand for survey of Peer Pasha Bangla' comes close on the heels of Hindu organisations staging a demonstration in Srirangapatna in Mandya district on Saturday demanding a survey of Jamia Masjid, claiming that it was a Hanuman temple, which the 18th century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan had razed and built a mosque there.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
