Education Minister, Home Minister should take responsibility for instigating Hijab row: Siddaramaiah
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called on the state’s Education Minister and Home Minister to take complete responsibility for instigating the Hijab row.
He added that it was unfortunate that those responsible for resolving the issues are instigating students to make it worse.
Siddaramaiah made a series of tweets and slammed the BJP government in the state for letting the situation go out of control while it could’ve been resolved harmoniously at the local level. He also said the situation was concerning and the schools and colleges in the state were turning into battlefields.
Stating that the BJP politicized the issue and was now clueless about how to bring the situation into control, Siddaramaiah demanded the intervention of CM Bommai and said he should declare holidays to all the schools and colleges where the conflict has been raised, keeping the security of the students in mind.
It is unfortunate that those responsible for resolving the issues are instigating students to make it worse.@BJP4Karnataka Education minister @BCNagesh_bjp & Home minister @JnanendraAraga should take complete responsibility for the instigation.#ಶಿಕ್ಷಣಹಕ್ಕು
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) February 8, 2022
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Shivakumar opposes ‘One Nation One Election’, calls it ‘unworkable’
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday strongly opposed the central government’s proposed ‘One Nation One Election’ initiative.
Shivakumar expressed his views at a dialogue on ‘One Nation One Election’ organised by the Joint Parliamentary Study Committee.
He said the plan is a politically motivated, power-centralising scheme that would seriously damage India’s federal structure by weakening states and poses a threat to the democratic system, according to a statement from his office.
As KPCC president and deputy CM of Karnataka, he categorically rejected the proposal, stating that it is being crafted to suit the convenience of those in power at the Centre.
Shivakumar said that the Karnataka Legislative Assembly had already passed a resolution opposing ‘One Nation One Election’ and read out the resolution at the meeting.
He firmly stated that it is “not a workable plan” and added that it is “practically impossible.”
“If a government falls midterm due to political instability, a no-confidence motion, or loss of majority, what is the solution?” he asked.
“Elections are held at different times in different states for different terms. Karnataka had its election in 2023, while Tamil Nadu and Kerala had theirs in 2021, and Punjab and Telangana in 2022 and 2023, respectively. How can these elections with varying schedules be synchronised?” he asked.
He added that the proposal is a ploy to suppress the voices of regional and Opposition parties.
He also said the Karnataka government does not agree with the proposal and remains committed to the position of the Congress party’s national leadership.
