Media like VB that fearlessly tells truth need of hour, says Dr Channabasavanand Swamiji
Bidar: In today’s climate, it is difficult for any newspaper to boldly convey truth to society. That is why media houses like Vartha Bharati, which continue to publish honest and essential news without fear, are needed now more than ever, said Sri Dr Channabasavanand Swamiji of Bengaluru’s Channabasaveshwar Jnanapeetha.
He was speaking at a gathering of readers, viewers and well-wishers at Hotel The Krishna Regency in Bidar, held to mark the launch of Vartha Bharati’s Kalyana Karnataka edition from Kalaburagi.
Swamiji said Vartha Bharati deserves wider reach in the Kalyana Karnataka region. In times when many media houses face pressure and temptations, a newspaper that stands firm, independent and committed to truth is crucial, he said. He also noted with concern that it has become increasingly difficult to share truth with society and that both the media and the judiciary must remain independent.
Bidar University Syndicate member Vittaldas Payage said Vartha Bharati stands at the forefront of Kannada media committed to delivering factual news to people. He welcomed the paper’s entry into Kalyana Karnataka.
Dr Sanjeevkumar Ativalle, member of the Karnataka Border Area Development Authority, said Vartha Bharati has been playing an important role in promoting rational thought and countering superstition in the state.
Vartha Bharati’s editor-in-chief Abdussalam Puthige said the paper has continued to stand firm without bowing to any corporate influence. He said Vartha Bharati has consistently raised people’s issues before the government without fear.
Labour leader Baburao Honna urged people to support the newspaper and said Bidar and the entire region welcomes Vartha Bharati’s presence.
The Kalyana Karnataka edition of Vartha Bharati will be formally released on December 20 at 10.30 am at S M Pandit Rangamandira in Kalaburagi.
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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.
