HD Kumaraswamy takes charge as Heavy Industries Minister
New Delhi, Jun 11: JD(S) leader and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy took charge as the Union Minister for Heavy Industries on Tuesday.
Kumaraswamy, 64, has also been allocated the Steel Ministry portfolio.
"Today, I took charge as Minister of Heavy Industries. I don't want to say that I will do everything. I need some more time. I need to take all information from the senior officials about the problems and how we will solve them. I need two to three days for this," Kumaraswamy told reporters after taking charge.
After taking charge as Union Minister, Kumaraswamy met senior officials of the ministries and head of the public sector undertakings (PSUs).
JD(S), headed by his father and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, joined the NDA last year.
The BJP and JD(S) fought the Lok Sabha elections together in Karnataka, which has a total of 28 seats. The BJP won 17 seats and JD(S) two.
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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.
