KPCC demands withdrawal of sedition charges against Shaheen School, delegation meets DG IGP
Bengaluru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Wednesday submitted a plea to the Karnataka DGP and IG Praveen Sood, demanding withdrawal of sedition case against three persons and two women who have been arrested in connection with the incident of a play against CAA/NRC in Shaheen School in Bidar.
Condemning the act, a delegation of senior Congress leaders led by KPCC President Dinesh GunuRao met Praveen Sood at his office and submitted the memorandum.
The memorandum asserted that the law against sedition has been widely been misused which has resulted in affecting the lives of the vulnerable.
The memorandum added “The section is deeply flawed. It is archaic and opposed to the fundamental values of liberty, freedom and pluralism guaranteed by the Constitution. The capital flaw in the law is that it is centered around the government and not the nation. Any attempt to overthrow the government is seen as conspiracy against the nation. This is wrong and unacceptable. The government cannot be equated with the nation. The nation is bigger entity than the government. While the government is a temporary political entity, the nation is an everlasting political phenomenon.”
It further cited cases and judgments of the Supreme Court wherein the apex court has spoken against the sedition law and cautioned against its misuse.
The memorandum demanded to withdraw the case and all charges against Shaheen School and the other accused and to release the parents immediately.
Party legislators Tanveer Sait, UT Khader, Rizwan Arshad, MLCs Abdul Jabbar, Vijay singh, Naseer Ahmed were present along with Dinesh GunduRao in the delegation.
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Karnataka government employees demand return of Old Pension Scheme
Bengaluru: Government employees in Karnataka have urged the state government to scrap the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and bring back the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), The New Indian Express reported.
The demand was made by the Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, whose leaders met senior IAS officer Uma Mahadevan on Monday and submitted a memorandum. The association asked the NPS Review Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Anjum Parvez, to recommend the reintroduction of OPS in the state.
Association president C.S. Shadakshari reportedly said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented. The committee is yet to submit its report, but has told the government it will do so soon.
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Shadakshari allegedly said NPS has been in force in Karnataka since 2006. He pointed out that West Bengal never adopted the scheme, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana replaced NPS with a contributory pension model.
States including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand have already scrapped NPS through cabinet decisions or budget announcements.
“Under NPS, 10% of the employees’ basic salary and DA, and 14% contribution from the state is credited to the employees’ fund. It constitutes 24% of the total which is non-withdrawable. This is invested in the share market and the final amount depends on the ups and downs of the market,” TNIE quoted Shadakshar as saying.
As per the report, he said that by limiting its contribution to 14%, the government could save up to ₹1.87 lakh crore annually if all vacancies are filled, strengthening the case for bringing back the old pension system.
