Allahabad HC directs UP govt not to grant quota for OBC candidates
Urban body elections in UP only after ensuring OBC quota, says CM Adityanath after HC order
Lucknow, Dec 27: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said that urban civic body elections will be held in the state only after reservation is provided to Other Backward Classes for which his government will set up a commission.
If necessary, the state government will approach the Supreme Court, the chief minister said after the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court quashed the state government's draft notification on urban local body elections and ordered holding the polls without reservation for the OBCs.
Soon after the verdict, Adityanath took to Twitter to announce that the state government "will set up a commission for urban body general elections and provide reservation facilities to other backward class citizens on the basis of a triple test".
"Only after this, the urban body general elections will be conducted," he said.
The triple test formula, laid down by the Supreme Court, requires the states to appoint a commission, collect quantifiable data on the community, and allocate quota to them in local bodies in such a manner that the total reservation in each seat does not exceed 50 per cent.
"If necessary, the state government will also appeal to the Supreme Court after considering all the legal aspects regarding the decision of the High Court," an official spokesman said quoting the CM.
यदि आवश्यक हुआ तो माननीय उच्च न्यायालय के निर्णय के क्रम में सभी कानूनी पहलुओं पर विचार करके प्रदेश सरकार माननीय सर्वोच्च न्यायालय में अपील भी करेगी।
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) December 27, 2022
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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.
