Disclose real cause of Madhukar Shetty’s death: Dinesh Amin Mattu
Kundapura, Jan 11: Senior journalist Dinesh Amin Mattu demanded the concerned authorities to disclose the real cause of senior IPS office Madhukar Shetty’s death which triggered suspicion.
Speaking at a prayer as a mark of respect to Dr K. Madhukar Shetty here on Friday, Mattu said that having more knowledge about medical science, Shetty has concerns towards his health also. There were rumours that he died due to cardiac arrest and H1N1 virus. But the real cause of his death was unknown.
Madhukar Shetty was an ideal personality than his father. It was his independent personality groomed under his father Vaddarse Raghuram Shetty. He was far away from appeasement tactics to influence his senior officers and even he was not dictating his subordinates. It was unfortunate that those who were instrumental in his transfer, were speaking about him, he said.
Retired DGP Ajay Kumar Singh said that Madhukar Shetty who was known for his honest and courage was a shining star in the police system in the country.
IGP (west) Arun Chakravarthy, Retired head constable Dayanand, Senior journalist Puttaswamy, Scientist Muthuraman, NRI Jijil Ramakrishna, Bengaluru National College professor Moulesh, Sri Rama Sene president Pramod Mutalik, leader Subba Rao, Senior IPS officer Deepika Suri, ADGP Ravindranath, Shetty’s classmates Tharakeshwar and Ivano Lobo, ASP Nandini spoke on the occasion.
Suvarna Madhukar Shetty, Daughter Samya Madhukar Shetty, Brothers Muralidhar Shetty and Sudhakar Shetty, MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty, Udupi SP Laxman Nimbargi, ASP Kumar Chandra and others were present.
Constable cries
Bengaluru constable Dasharath who spoke on the occasion, literally cried recalling his experience with Madhukar Shetty. He said that Madhukar Shetty had emulated the ideologies of Gandhi, Buddha, Subhash Chandra Bose. He was not discriminating with anybody. He used to have food sitting with the constables. He has seen the love and affection of a mother in Madhukar Shetty, he said.
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BJP accuses Karnataka govt of 'failing' to prevent noise pollution caused by 'azaan'
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): Members of the Opposition BJP on Tuesday slammed the Karnataka government for not taking measures to prevent the alleged noise pollution caused by 'azaan', the Islamic call to prayer.
BJP MLC D S Arun raised the issue in the Legislative Council during the question hour, accusing the ruling Congress of "appeasement" by failing to take action against mosques that are violating the Supreme Court's directives.
Karnataka Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre, responding to the question, said, as per the directives of the Supreme Court in sensitive zones, the noise level should not exceed 50 decibels during the day and 40 decibels at night, and in residential areas, 55 decibels during the day and 45 decibels at night.
In commercial areas, the noise should not exceed 65 decibels during the day, 55 at night, and in industrial areas, 75 during the day and at night 70 decibels, he said.
Pointing out that the Karnataka government had issued an order in 2022, assigning responsibility to a committee headed by a DySPs or ACPs for the effective implementation of the rules, the minister said when a complaint is received about noise pollution, the Pollution Control Board will inspect it and provide information about the decibel level to the police to take further action, including filing of criminal cases.
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"Not only during azaan, but also during bhajans held in temples and marriage events, among others, the violations happen. There is a need to spread awareness. The Supreme Court has ordered against bursting firecrackers, but it is being violated. Efforts will be made to implement the rules effectively," he said.
Several BJP MLAs, including Arun, Bharathi Shetty, among others, were not satisfied with the minister's reply. They took strong exception to it.
Arun noted that in the last three years, only 52 cases have been taken, and said there are clear violations by almost all mosques, but no action has been taken. "The decibels have in fact increased under this government. The government is giving protection to them."
Reacting to this, Khandre, calling it a "sensitive matter", said, "It is not right to politicise the issue. The law of this land is equal for everyone."
Hitting back, Arun asked, "Why is the matter sensitive? What is preventing you (the government) from implementing the Supreme Court directives?"
