Lok Sabha adjourned till 3 pm amid Opposition protests
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New Delhi (PTI): Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the second time on Friday till 3 pm amid vociferous protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the voter roll revision in Bihar.
Opposition members raised slogans like "SIR wapas lo (roll back SIR), SIR pe charcha karo (take up discussion on SIR)" in the House, referring to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls currently underway in Bihar.
Some members were even seen banging the table of the Lok Sabha Speaker, which was strongly objected to by the presiding officer Krishna Prasad Tenneti.
"Yeh dhol nahi hai (this is not a drum). You cannot bang the table like this. I take strong objection to banging the table of the Speaker of Lok Sabha," Tenneti, a TDP member, said.
With the members unrelenting in their protests, Tenneti, who was in the chair, adjourned the proceedings till 3 pm.
Earlier, when the House convened at 11 am, Speaker Om Birla paid homage to former Lok Sabha member and former Governor Satyapal Malik who passed away on August 5. He also read out a reference on the anniversary of the Quit India Movement.
Soon after the Speaker read out the references, opposition members shouted slogans, displayed placards and some of them were in the Well as they protested against the SIR.
Despite the din, five questions and supplementaries were taken up during the 23 minutes of the Question Hour.
With no let up in the protests, the Speaker adjourned the proceedings till 12 noon.
The Opposition has been demanding a discussion on the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
