Maoist Pamphlets Claim Money Deal With Bihar BJP Leader After Notes Ban
PATNA, Dec 31: After Maoists shot dead the uncle of a BJP legislator in Bihar's Aurangabad and torched several vehicles on Saturday, pamphlets were left behind in the town, 148 km from Patna. The pamphlets had allegations that the politician and his cousin were paid a total ofRs. 7 crore after the notes ban two years ago to exchange banned notes and that they had not returned the money to the Maoists as promised.
On Saturday night, around 200 people attacked the home of Rajan Kumar Singh, a BJP member of Bihar Legislative Council, set a house and 10 vehicles on fire. His 55-year-old uncle, Narendra Singh, was shot dead.
After getting information about the Maoist attack, security forces reached the village and exchanged fire with the Maoists, who then escaped from the spot, police officer Satya Prakash said.
Pamphlets were left behind in Bihar's Aurangabad after the Maoist attack.
In Bihar and Jharkhand, Maoists often leave behind pamphlets giving reasons for a particular attack.
Rajan Kumar Singh called the allegations made by the banned CPI (Maoist) in the pamphlets baseless. But the police did not rule out the alleged link between the legislator and Maoists. In the pamphlets, the Maoists said they have nothing to do with the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, but mentioned Mr Singh.
The BJP leader had held the police and the state government "responsible" for the attack. "The Maoist attack in the village is the result of mistakes of both the administration and the state government. I had given an application to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the DGP for setting up a police station or at least a police outpost in the village but no action was taken. The administration and the state government are responsible for the incident," Mr Singh said.
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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.
