Shivamogga Court imposes Rs 25,000 fine on father for allowing minor son to ride bike
Shivamogga: In a recent ruling, a Shivamogga court has imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on a father who permitted his minor son to ride a bike.
The incident came to light when West Traffic Station PSI Tirumalesh conducted a routine vehicle inspection on August 12 near Ashoka Hotel in Shivamogga. During the inspection, he discovered that a minor boy was riding a bike. Subsequently, a petty case was registered against the father of the minor for allowing his underage son to ride a two-wheeler.
A charge sheet pertaining to the case was presented to the 4th ACJ and JMFC court. After conducting an inquiry into the matter, the judge ordered Om Prakash (father of the minor son) of Clark Pete to pay a fine of Rs 25,000 for permitting the minor to ride the bike. The police confirmed the imposition of the fine through a release.
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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.
