Drugs case: Police have arrested 13 people, will nab others soon, says Karnataka Home minister
Rejecting leader of the opposition in the state assembly Siddaramaiah's allegations that police were acting as "puppets" of the government, the minister, defending the investigation into the case, said officials have been given a free hand and were not functioning under any influence.
Bommai described the allegations as baseless.
"If he has any evidence, let him give it, we will get it investigated too," the minister said in a statement.
If there was proper investigation into the 2018 drugs haul, when Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister, several main drug peddlers could have been arrested and things would have been under control, he said.
"It is said that senior officials tied the hands of investigating offices then," Bommai said.
Siddaramaiah on Thursday had said that a judicial commission should be constituted to probe the drug peddling and substance abuse case, as he alleged that police are functioning like "puppets" in the hands of the government.
"It has been just two weeks since the current investigation into the drugs case began and so far 13 people have been arrested in two cases and the trap has been laid to nab others involved," Bommai said.
He said repeated suspicion regarding the investigation on which the government was transparent, reflects that there is a conspiracy to protect some one or mislead the investigation.
"Expressing suspicion about the police which is investigating the case, seems like helping those involved in drugs," he said.
The minister said every one should cooperate with the investigation. The government will continue the probe strictly and legitimately and the police will not lose morale from such statements, he added.
CCB police investigation into the drugs case has led to arrests of prominent people including actresses Ragini Dwivedi, Sanjjanaa Galrani, and high-end party planner Viren Khanna among others.
However, main accused Shiva Prakash, a Kannada film producer and Aditya Alva, who is the son of former minister late Jeevaral Alva, are still at large, according to sources.
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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.
