Senior actor, rebel star and former minister Ambareesh passes away
Mandya, November 24: Senior actor turned politician Rebel star Ambareesh passed away at a hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday night. He was suffering from lungs and kidney-related health problems.
Ambareesh was born at Doddarasinakere in Maddur taluk in Mandya district on May 29, 1952. Ambarish, known as the Rebel Star of the Kannada film industry, first acted in Nagarahavu, directed by Puttanna Kanagal. People still love his role of 'Jaleel' in that movie.
Later, he had give many super hit films like Nagakanye, Magiya Kanasu, Muyyige Muyyige, Kiladi Jodi, Premaloka, Elu Suttina Kote, Operation Antha and other films. His latest movie 'Ambi Ninge Vayassayto' was released recently.
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Karnataka Assembly passes Social Boycott Prevention Bill
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill unanimously.
The bill was introduced in the House by the Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa on December 12.
The bill defines social boycott as a gesture or an act, whether oral or written, of any social discrimination between the members of the community.
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The bill proposes three years of imprisonment and a fine extending up to Rs 1 lakh. It also prohibits people from gathering, assembling, or congregating at any time and at any place with the view or intention to deliberate on the issue of imposing social boycott on any member of the community. It prohibits gathering to impose social boycott.
The bill also says that if the accused is convicted, the court should hear the victim on the quantum of sentence and then only pass the sentence.
During the discussion, Mahadevappa termed the bill historic and said the aim of the bill is to bring equality in society and to protect backward people from further getting marginalised through social boycott.
The BJP and the JD(S) MLAs welcomed the bill.
