Change name of Hamidia hospital, it is named after 'traitor' former nawab: MP minister
Bhopal, Jul 25 (PTI): Madhya Pradesh minister Narendra Shivaji Patel on Friday supported the proposal to rename Hamidia Hospital claiming Hamidullah Khan, the former nawab on whom the prominent government-run multi-speciality facility in Bhopal is named, was a "traitor".
"The nawab promoted firing on people of Bharat. More than six people were killed. Such a person cannot be called a patriot. He was a traitor. Names of public institutions after such individuals must be changed," Patel told reporters at Hamidia Hospital.
The remarks of the MP minister of state for health came a day after Bhopal Municipal Corporation passed a resolution to rename the century-old hospital, sparking an uproar from the opposition Congress.
While BJP councillor Devendra Bhargava, with the chairman's permission, proposed removing the name of Hamidullah Khan from Hamidia Hospital, Hamidia College and Hamidia Road, Congress councillors claimed the right to rename public institutions was with the state government.
Reacting to the development, MP Congress media coordinator Abhinav Barolia accused the BJP of attempting to "rewrite history" to divert attention from the core issues faced by residents.
"The roads in Bhopal are cratered, public places are littered, and drains overflow during the monsoon. The government is silent on these civic issues. They just want to stoke Hindu-Muslim divisions to distract the public. But people are seeing through it now," Barolia said.
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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.
