BJP denies ticket to Union Minister Narayanaswamy from Chitradurga LS seat
Bengaluru, Mar 27: BJP on Wednesday announced senior party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Govind M Karjol as its candidate from Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat, replacing incumbent MP and Union Minister A Narayanaswamy.
According to party sources, Narayanaswamy, who is Union Minister of State for Social Welfare and Empowerment, was "facing anti-incumbency," and hence he was denied ticket. Narayanaswamy, who does not hail from Chitradurga, had earlier been an MLA from Anekal near Bengaluru.
With this, the BJP has announced candidates for all 25 seats it will be contesting in the state, which has a total of 28 constituencies. In the remaining three seats -- Mandya, Hassan and Kolar -- BJP's NDA partner JD(S) will be contesting.
Karjol, who hails from Vijayapura district, had been a five-term member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Mudhol constituency in Bagalkote district.
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The 73-year-old had served as Minister holding various portfolios in BJP governments, also party's state Vice-President, and Deputy Leader of Opposition in the Assembly. He was earlier with Janata Dal.
Karjol was defeated in the 2023 Assembly polls from Mudhol by Congress' R B Timmapur, who is now a Minister in the Siddaramaiah-led government.
Congress has fielded B N Chandrappa, who had lost to Narayanaswamy in 2019. Chandrappa had won the Lok Sabha polls from Chitradurga in 2014.
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Online learning in schools up to Class 5 in view of rising pollution, says Delhi CM Atishi
New Delhi, Nov 14: All schools up to Class 5 in Delhi will switch to online learning till further directions in view of rising pollution levels in the city, Chief Minister Atishi said on Thursday.
With pollution reaching alarming levels, the central pollution watchdog CAQM imposed restrictions under GRAP Stage III in Delhi-NCR earlier on Thursday.
The national capital's air quality remained in the 'severe' category for a second consecutive day, prompting the authorities to impose the stringent anti-pollution measures.
The restrictions will come into force from Friday.
"Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions," Atishi, who also holds the education portfolio, said in a post on X.
Measures under the third stage of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) announced by the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) include shifting schools up to Class 5 to online mode.
GRAP for the National Capital Region (NCR) is classified under four different stages of adverse air quality in Delhi: Stage I -- 'poor' (AQI 201-300); Stage II -- 'very poor' (AQI 301-400); Stage III -- 'severe' (AQI 401-450); and Stage IV -- 'severe plus' (AQI >450).
Due to rising pollution levels, all primary schools in Delhi will be shifting to online classes, until further directions.
— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) November 14, 2024
