"Suicide only option left" says family of farmer facing social boycott from villagers in Karnataka
Mysuru: A family of farmers, who are facing a social boycott from their village from a month and a half ago, have said they are left with suicide as their only option, as all their calls for help from officials have gone unheard.
Mahadevappa and Shailaja of Shiramalli village in Nanjanagud Taluk of the District addressed a press meet at Patrakartara Bhavan in the city on Monday.
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Their son Naveen, said that they had constructed a toilet in their house four years ago, under the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. “The road in front of our house is now being concreted. The farmer leaders in our village have ordered the demolition of the toilet saying they need land for construction of drains by the road. Since we refused to clear our land, we were excommunicated from the village,” he complained.
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“This is mental torture since nobody can have any contact with us or vice versa. We have complained to the Hulahalli police, Nanjangud Tahsildar, Superintendent of Police, Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Commissioner about our difficult situation. None of the officials have delivered justice to us” Naveen said adding, “What option are we left with but to kill ourselves?”
He further added that as farmers, they were dependent on agriculture. “We have nobody to help us in harvesting our crop and we have lost crop worth Rs. three lakh so far”.
Shailaja urged the authorities to consider their condition for the last 45 days and give them justice in the matter.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
