BSP to contest Bihar assembly polls alone, Mayawati finalises party programmes
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday said her party will contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections on its own and has finalised a roadmap for its organisational programmes after two days of high-level review meetings.
In a post on X, Mayawati said, "Discussions were held with senior office-bearers on the selection of candidates and overall preparedness for the polls due in the next few months."
She said that programmes such as party yatras and public meetings, scheduled to begin early next month, will be conducted under her direct supervision.
Special responsibility for these initiatives has been given to Bahujan Samaj Party ( BSP) national coordinator Akash Anand, Rajya Sabha MP Ramji Gautam and the party’s Bihar unit.
"The state has been divided into three zones, with senior leaders assigned separate charge of each," she added.
Mayawati had on March 2 expelled her nephew, Akash Anand, from all party posts but after he issued a public apology, she took him back in April and a month later appointed him as the party's chief national coordinator.
The BSP chief said party functionaries were instructed to rectify shortcomings and work with full dedication to deliver better results in Bihar.
Citing the party's preparations in Bihar along with the rapidly changing political conditions and electoral equations in the state, BSP leaders assured the party chief in the meeting that it would bring better results in the upcoming elections.
Mayawati also reviewed party-building efforts in Odisha and Telangana, where organisational committees have been formed -- down to the polling booth level -- on the Uttar Pradesh model.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
