Election Commission axe on three cops after attack on Congress rally in Tripura
Agartala, Jan 20: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday suspended a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) and removed two officers in-charge (OCs) for "not taking appropriate action" during attack on a Congress bike rally in West Tripura, officials said.
The stringent move came after the Congress submitted a representation to the ECI on the violence in Majlishpur, barely 18 km from the capital town.
Fifteen Congress leaders and workers, including AICC general secretary Ajay Kumar, suffered injured in the attack, earlier this week, party MLA Sudip Roy Barman has claimed.
Shortly after the incident, the police registered three FIRs and arrested eight people for their alleged involvement.
"The chief secretary and the DGP were directed to ensure a level playing field for all political parties, and to initiate strict action against partisan officers. The commission has directed them to take stringent action against the officers for not taking appropriate action in time," ECI's Joint Director Anuj Chandak said in a letter on Friday, ordering the suspension of Jirania SDPO along with the removal of OCs of two police stations.
According to Superintendent of Police (west) Sankar Debnath, three officers have been "closed", and their replacements will take charge on Saturday.
The EC has also appointed three special observers -- Yogendra Tripathy (IAS), Vivek Johri (IPS) and B Murli Kumar (IRS) asking them to proceed to the state immediately to take stock of the situation, ensure proper deployment of central forces and intensify enforcement measures.
The chief secretary and the DGP shall immediately assess the threat perception to the leaders of various political parties in the state and provide security accordingly without further delay, Chandak said.
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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.
