Deve Gowda conspiring to divide state to strengthen his party: Yeddyurappa
Bengaluru, July 30: BJP state president and opposition leader BS Yeddyurappa alleged that former prime minister HD Deve Gowda has been conspiring to divide the state to strengthen his party JDS and the BJP would not allow this to happen.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Yeddyurappa said that the ancestors of the land laid down their life for the whole Karnataka. But observing the recent statements of the Chief Minister, it was clear that a systematic conspiracy has been hatched out to divide the unified Karnataka, he said.
He would go to Belagavi to convince the swamijis and activists who are going to participate in separate state protest to be held in front of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on July 31 and ask them to commit for the unified Karnataka. Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has been treating the North Karnataka people as step children. By saying that they have not voted him for waiving off farm loans, Kumaraswamy has insulted the Constitution, he alleged.
By saying that he would give the money of Bengaluru to develop North Karnataka, Kumaraswamy has conspired to divide the house. But the silence of Congress leaders in this issue has created suspicion. North Karnataka people were pained because of Kumaraswamy’s statements. But many people have been trying to get the political mileage of Kumaraswamy’s statements. But the BJP would not allow anyone to divide the state, said Yeddyurappa.
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Karnataka govt directs municipal corps to regulate, prohibit pigeon feeding
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka government has issued directions to municipal corporations across the state to regulate and prohibit feeding pigeons in public places, citing serious public health concerns.
Deputy Secretary to Government V Lakshmikanth has written to the Urban Development Department requesting it to issue directions to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and all municipal corporations to take immediate steps to implement the measures.
In an official note dated December 16 issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department and released to the media on Wednesday, the department said uncontrolled feeding of pigeons in public places has resulted in large congregations of birds, excessive droppings and serious health concerns, particularly respiratory illnesses linked to prolonged exposure to pigeon droppings and feathers such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis and other lung diseases.
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"The commissioner, the Greater Bengaluru Authority and the Commissioners and chief officers of other municipal corporations shall take necessary action to mitigate the causes of dangerous disease spread by pigeon and enforce specified guidelines in their respective jurisdiction," the note said.
According to the department, these include a prohibition on feeding pigeons or causing pigeons to be fed in areas where it may cause nuisance or pose a health hazard to the public. Pigeon feeding shall be permitted only in designated areas in a controlled manner, subject to certain conditions.
"The designated areas may be selected in consultation with stakeholders. The responsibility for upkeep of the designated areas and compliance to the directions shall be taken up by some charitable organisation or an NGO. The feeding in designated areas shall be permitted only for some limited hours in the day," it said.
The note further stated that authorised officers of local authorities shall issue on-the-spot warnings and may impose fines for violation of the order, or lodge complaints to prosecute offenders under Sections 271 (Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) and 272 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
It also directed local authorities to conduct public awareness campaigns, including the display of signboards, banners and digital messages, explaining the health hazards associated with pigeon droppings and feathers, the content of the regulatory directions and penalties for violations, and alternative humane methods of bird conservation that do not endanger public health.
