Congress will touch magic mark in Telangana, no question of hung assembly: DK Shivakumar
New Delhi, Nov 27: Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said the Congress will touch the halfway mark of 119 seats in the Telangana assembly election.
"I am fully confident that people want a change for better administration and a government with governance. ...I am sure we will touch the halfway mark," Shivakumar, , considered a 'trouble shooter' of the Congress, told PTI.
The politician, who campaigned 4-5 times in Telangana, ruled out the possibility of hung assembly. "No question of hung assembly. We will have a clear government."
The deputy chief minister said that the BRS-led Telangana government has failed to fulfil its promises in the ten years of its governing the state, and the people are now eager to replace it.
Shivakumar said that around 40 leaders from Karnataka were deputed to cover all assembly segments in Telangana to support the candidates.
"They are working and coordinating well. They will be there till the polling day," he added.
Polling in Telangana is scheduled on November 30.
Shivakumar was in the national capital to attend two weddings and meet a lawyer in connection with a court case.
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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.
