'Horses for courses' policy for BJP in MCC elections; fields 4 minority candidates from four wards
All four candidates will contest against minority representatives from Congress
Mangaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which is trying to get back into power in Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) after losing the 2013 Elections has fielded four candidates from minority communities to consolidate votes of minorities during the election.
BJP came into power in MCC for the first time in 2008 but lost power in 2013 and is trying to claim power again. The four candidates from minority communities fielded by BJP includes three women candidate. Asha D’Souza who was elected on Congress ticket from Kankanady-Valencia (ward no 48) in the previous election was left out by her party this time. The BJP has got her onboard and has her contesting from Falnir ward.
Asha D’Souza will be seeded against Former Mayor of MCC and four-time corporator from Congress, Jesinta Vijay Alfred who will be contesting her fifth election after being undefeated for four continuous terms.
From ward no. 38 (Bunder) BJP has fielded Jessel Voila D’Souza against senior corporator and Congress candidate Naveen D’Souza. Naveen who is contesting his fourth MCC Election was also a nominated member of the council for one year.
From ward no. 5 (Kattipala North) BJP has fielded Surayya against Congress’ Fathima Bi. Similarly from ward no. 43 (Kudroli) BJP has fielded Arshad against Shamsuddin.
The saffron party has clearly gone with the ‘horses for courses’ policy in the upcoming elections that will be held in November 14.
Congress and BJP have both fielded candidates on all 60 wards while JD(s), SDPI, CPI, CPI (M), WPI have also fielded candidates from selected seats along with other Independent candidates. A total of 191 nominations have been filed for 60 wards election.
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Karnataka government employees demand return of Old Pension Scheme
Bengaluru: Government employees in Karnataka have urged the state government to scrap the New Pension Scheme (NPS) and bring back the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), The New Indian Express reported.
The demand was made by the Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, whose leaders met senior IAS officer Uma Mahadevan on Monday and submitted a memorandum. The association asked the NPS Review Committee, headed by senior IAS officer Anjum Parvez, to recommend the reintroduction of OPS in the state.
Association president C.S. Shadakshari reportedly said the review committee has already visited Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where NPS was revoked and OPS re-implemented. The committee is yet to submit its report, but has told the government it will do so soon.
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Shadakshari allegedly said NPS has been in force in Karnataka since 2006. He pointed out that West Bengal never adopted the scheme, while Andhra Pradesh and Telangana replaced NPS with a contributory pension model.
States including Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Jharkhand have already scrapped NPS through cabinet decisions or budget announcements.
“Under NPS, 10% of the employees’ basic salary and DA, and 14% contribution from the state is credited to the employees’ fund. It constitutes 24% of the total which is non-withdrawable. This is invested in the share market and the final amount depends on the ups and downs of the market,” TNIE quoted Shadakshar as saying.
As per the report, he said that by limiting its contribution to 14%, the government could save up to ₹1.87 lakh crore annually if all vacancies are filled, strengthening the case for bringing back the old pension system.
