Mangaluru: RSS leader Prabhakar Bhat compares Ullal to Pakistan; police officials refuse to comment
Mangaluru: RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat has once again stirred controversy with a controversial remark, a video of which has now gone viral in local circles. In the video, Bhat can be heard comparing Ullal and ‘other parts of the country’ to Pakistan.
In the video, Bhat is addressing an event and has said “Ullal, along with few other parts of the country are now similar to Pakistan”.
According to the reports, Bhat made the remarks when he was addressing an event at the Keshav Shishumandir in Kinya village of Mangaluru Taluk, the event reportedly was held on Sunday, November 1. The video is now doing rounds across social media platforms.
“If you visit Ullal, don’t you feel like you are in Pakistan? Several parts of the country have now become Pakistan” Bhat has said in the video.
“If you have one child at the house, that child becomes selfish. If you have multiple kids, you will have more joy and happiness in the house. Now the population of Hindus in society is less. Ask anyone in Kinya who is there all around? And I don’t have to mention Ullal. Who will save our temples? Who will save our cultures and traditions? Why these places have turned into Pakistan? Our population has decreased, their population has increased. This is how Pakistan and Bangladesh were created” Bhat added in the video.
Reacting to Bhat’s video, Ishwar Ullal, a Management member of Uma Maheshwari temple in Kapikad-Ullal said “Ullal is a peaceful place, there is the atmosphere like Pakistan as remarked by Bhat. Both Hindus and Muslims are living with unity. These BJP and RSS people want to disturb peace and harmony in the region, hence they are giving such statements”.
“This is a provocative speech powered by BJP through Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, the motive behind this remark is to communalize the region and to take political mileage. People in and around Ullal are living with peace and unity and that is not going down well with the BJP. They want to create hatred among people and disturb the peace. BJP won 7 assembly seats in the district. And this is their ploy to win in Ullal as well but they will not succeed in this” Santosh Kumar Shetty, Congress’ Ullal Block President said.
Former councilor of Ullal Municipality, Dinesh Rai also slammed Bhat over his remarks and said “Did he say Ullal is like Pakistan? His statement is condemnable, there are people of all religions and communities in Ullal, we all live with unity and brotherhood here. They can’t disturb peace and harmony here”.
When contacted by Vartha Bharati, top police officials of the city refused to comment on the matter.
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Chhattisgarh govt enforces austerity measures, restricts foreign travel and cuts convoy vehicles
Raipur (PTI): The Chhattisgarh government on Saturday rolled out a set of austerity measures, including restricted use of convoy vehicles for the chief minister, ministers and heads of state-run bodies, besides curbs on foreign travel at government expense.
The state has decided to implement the cost-saving steps with immediate effect to ensure efficient management of financial resources and discipline in public spending, said a directive issued by Finance Secretary Rohit Yadav.
The move follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal for austerity amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
The order said that only essential vehicles should be used in the convoys of the CM, ministers and office-bearers of corporations, boards and commissions, while ensuring restrained use of other government resources.
It also directed departments to take steps for a phased conversion of all official vehicles into electric vehicles in order to promote the use of EVs.
As part of fuel-saving measures, expenditure on petrol and diesel for government vehicles should be kept to a minimum, the directive said.
Vehicle pooling arrangements should also be implemented for officials of departments travelling to the same destination, it added.
The order further stated that foreign travel of government employees at state expenses will be completely prohibited except under extremely unavoidable circumstances. In such cases, prior approval of the CM will be mandatory.
To reduce administrative expenditure, departments have been instructed to hold physical meetings preferably only once a month and encourage virtual and online meetings. Regular departmental review meetings should compulsorily be conducted through video conferencing, it said.
The government also stressed the need for energy conservation in its offices, directing that all electrical equipment, including lights, fans, air-conditioners and computers, must be switched off after office hours.
The directive will remain effective till September 30 this year.
Amid the war involving the US, Israel and Iran, Modi has suggested reducing petrol and diesel consumption, using metro rail services in cities, carpooling, increased use of EVs, utilising railway services for parcel movement and working from home to conserve foreign exchange.
