Sindhu B Roopesh new CEO of Udupi ZP
Udupi, November 19: The state government has appointed IAS officer Sindhu B Roopesh as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Udupi Zilla Panchayat, on Monday.
Though Sindhu, who was working as deputy secretary at the Budget and Resources Division of the Finance department, was transferred earlier, she was not shown any posts. Now, she was appointed as the ZP CEO.
Sindhu is the 2011 batch IAS officer. She has done her engineering from NIE of Mysuru. She has got first place in the IAS from the state during 2011. The state government has transferred Shivananda Kapasi who was Udupi ZP CEO, on November 13, as Registrar of the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences of Bengaluru. In place of him, the government has transferred Medical Education Directorate chief officer P Vasanth Kumar. But later in the transfer order issued on Monday, the government has appointed Sindhu P Roopesh as the Udupi ZP CEO and cancelled the transfer of P Vasanth Kumar, sources said.
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Chandrashekhar Swamiji apologises for remark on denying voting rights to Muslims
"If my statement has upset our Muslim brothers, I deeply regret it."
Bengaluru: Kumara Chandrashekharanath Swamiji, head of the Vishva Okkaliga Mahasansthana Mutt, has expressed regret over his controversial statement suggesting that "Muslims should be denied voting rights."
In a press release, Swamiji clarified, "Muslims are also citizens of this country. Like everyone else, they too have voting rights. If my statement yesterday has caused discomfort to our Muslim brothers, I sincerely apologise for it."
He further added, "Okkaligas are inherently tolerant of all religions. We have always treated people of every faith equally. Our Mutt maintains cordial relations with Muslims, and they frequently visit us. Similarly, we attend their weddings and other joyous occasions. Hence, there is no intolerance towards this community." Swamiji appealed to the public to disregard the controversy surrounding his remark.
The controversial statement was made during a farmers' rally, ‘Raita Gharjana,’ organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh, Karnataka Pradesh, at Freedom Park, Bengaluru, on Tuesday. Addressing the gathering, Swamiji had said, "A law should be enacted to deny voting rights to the Muslim community, and the Wakf Board should be abolished."
The remark drew widespread criticism from political leaders and the public alike. Following the backlash, Swamiji issued his apology, stating, "Muslims are also citizens of this country. Like everyone else, they too have voting rights. If my statement yesterday has caused discomfort to our Muslim brothers, I sincerely apologise for it."
