Case filed against Harihara MLA BP Harish for derogatory statement against Davanagere SP
Davanagere: A case has been registered at the KTJ Nagar Police Station against BJP legislator from Harihara BP Harish, who is accused of making derogatory statement against Davanagere Superintendent of Police Uma Prashanth.
The MLA, in a press meet on Tuesday, reportedly insulted the SP by comparing her to a dog, following which, the SP filed a complaint with Harihara Police. Based on the officer’s complaint, a case is learned to have been booked against the legislator under Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita 2023 (U/s-132,351(2), (79).
Harish is said to have alleged that the SP pays no respect to legislators and turns her face to them. “With the family of Shamanuru (Shivashankarappa), however, she acts like a pet Pomeranian, guarding his house for hours. She is completely pro-establishment but, as SP, should realize that power is temporary,” he added before reporters.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
