There should be strong protest against Israel's alleged bombing of hospital in Gaza: CPI(M)
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): The ruling CPI(M) in Kerala on Wednesday condemned Israel's alleged bombing of a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds.
The CPI(M) state secretariat said there needs to be strong protests all over the world against this alleged action by Israel which can never be accepted by the civilised society.
There should be a strong protest from Kerala against the "murderous" attack, it said in a statement.
The Left party said that such actions which kill hundreds of civilians would only create obstacles in part of a peaceful resolution to the problems in that area.
It said that the attack was made on a population which was already deprived of water, electricity and food due to the blockade of the Gaza strip.
The Hamas militant group blamed the blast on an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants
Regarding the ongoing violent conflict in the area, the CPI(M) said it was Israel which had been continuously attacking the Gaza Strip for some time and the Hamas only retaliated to the same.
It said the ongoing conflict in the region occurred at a time when there was growing international pressure to end the conflict between Israel and Hamas and give Palestine the state it deserves.
Meanwhile, a prominent Muslim Sunni scholar from Kerala, Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to intervene and end the crisis in the west Asian region.
The scholar is also popularly known as Kanthapuram A P Aboobacker Musliyar.
Musliyar's office, in a statement, said that he has sought a permanent solution to the Palestinian-Israeli crisis to create a peaceful common future.
The war that began on October 7 has become the deadliest of five Gaza wars for both sides.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 2,778 Palestinians have been killed and 9,700 wounded. Another 1,200 people across Gaza are believed to be buried under the rubble, alive or dead.
More than 1,400 Israelis have been killed, and at least 199 others, including children, were captured by Hamas and taken into Gaza, according to Israel.
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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.
