Praniti Shinde refuses to apologise to "trolls and andhbhakts" over Operation Sindoor remarks
Solapur/New Delhi: Congress MP Praniti Shinde on Wednesday stood by her remarks on Operation Sindoor and said she would not apologise to the BJP’s "trolls and andhbhakts", a day after the saffron party’s workers staged a protest against her in Solapur.
Responding to the controversy over her speech in the Lok Sabha, the first-time MP said, “If the families of those 26 people are affected, we are willing to say sorry a thousand times. But we will never apologise to these trolls and the andhbhakts of the BJP. The BJP has used Operation Sindoor for their PR tactics and optics. This is the stand we maintain even today.”
During her speech she had questioned, “Operation Sindoor was nothing but a tamasha of the government in the media. No one is telling us what was achieved. How many terrorists were caught? How many fighter jets were lost? Whose fault was it?”
BJP workers staged protests in Solapur and accused her of dishonouring the armed forces through her remarks. They also displayed a photograph of Shinde on a donkey in protest. Following the uproar, the term "tamasha" was expunged from the official Parliamentary records.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address in Parliament on Tuesday also criticised her comments saying, “She was made to say that Operation Sindoor was a tamasha. This is like putting acid on the wounds of the 26 people killed by terrorists.”
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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.
