Rajasthan CM Gehlot 'likens Pilot to coronavirus', video goes viral
Jaipur, Jan 19: Amid the power tussle between Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot in Rajasthan, a video has surfaced online in which the chief minister is purportedly saying that a "big corona" entered the party after the pandemic.
It is believed that Gehlot allegedly likened Pilot to coronavirus.
The video is of a pre-budget meeting Gehlot had with the representatives of employees' union on Wednesday.
Responding to one of the participants during the meeting, Gehlot without naming anyone said, "I have started meeting...earlier corona came...a big corona also entered our party."
He said that despite byelections or Rajya Sabha polls, the government has brought excellent schemes with the support of employees.
The comment by Gehlot is being seen as a counter to Pilot's repeated attack on his government.
In his daily public meetings since Monday in different districts, Pilot has been targeting the state government over the issues of paper leaks, sidelining party workers and political appointments to retired bureaucrats.
Gehlot and Pilot have been in a power tussle ever since the Congress formed the government in December 2018.
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Karnataka School Edu Dept prohibits children from being made to dance to obscene songs
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka School Education Department has issued a circular strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs in educational and cultural programmes.
It stated that such dances would negatively impact students' mental health and moral values. It will create indiscipline and harm the sanctity of education.
"All the Deputy Directors (Administration) of the state's School Education Department have been asked to take strict measures to prevent children or students from dancing to obscene songs in all government, aided and unaided schools in the state," the office of the commissioner of the School Education Department said in a recent circular.
"If it is found that children are being made to dance to obscene songs, appropriate action will be taken against the headmaster or management of such school," it added.
The department also listed certain measures in this regard, which include: strictly prohibiting children from being made to dance to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes; selecting songs that are inspiring, positive, instilling national pride in children and reflecting the greatness, dignity, values, culture, and morality of the state.
Stating that the school headmaster and management are responsible for selecting songs and dances for cultural programmes, it said, they should also ensure that students wear decent clothes in dance or cultural programmes.
