Rahul Gandhi to address poll rally in Telangana's Armoor
Hyderabad (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, currently on the campaign trail in Telangana, will address a public rally at Armoor on Friday before leaving for the national capital ending his three-day visit, party sources said.
Though the Wayanad MP is scheduled to address another rally in Nizamabad today, it was cancelled as he had to leave for Delhi due to an important meeting which requires his presence, they said.
Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi why the caste census data prepared during the UPA regime was not made public, Gandhi on Thursday in rallies at different places in poll-bound Telangana said the exercise will be taken up in the country after the Congress comes to power.
Exuding confidence that his party is going to come to power in Telangana after the November 30 assembly polls, the Congress MP said, "The Congress wave is coming in Telangana like a tsunami".
Addressing corner meetings and public rallies in Bhupalpally, Peddapalli and Karimnagar districts, during the Congress' ongoing 'Vijayabheri' Yatra in the state, he said the BJP has to be defeated in Delhi and BRS has to be defeated in Telangana and urged the people to extend their full support to Congress.
Gandhi began his three-day poll campaign on October 18.
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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.
