Ex-minister BA Mohidin passes away: Both Houses pay homage
Bengaluru, July 10: Both Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council on Tuesday paid their homage to the departed soul of former education minister BA Mohidin.
As soon as the Session began on Tuesday morning, Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar moved the condolence motion in the House. He recalled that Mohiuddin who born in Kolambe village in Karwar taluk in Uttara Kannada district in 1938, was a BSc graduate and was a farmer in profession. He was elected to the Assembly in 1978 and elected to the Legislative Council between 1990 and 2002. He also worked as Chief Whip in the Legislative Council from 1995 to 1996 and in 1996, he was appointed as the Minister for Small Industries and Higher Education. He had close relationship with Mohiuddin for more than 46 years. His demise was a great loss to the state, the Speaker recalled.
Later, House leader and Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and Opposition Leader BS Yeddyurappa also recalled the selfless service of the great leader.
Speaker became emotional
Speaker Ramesh Kumar became emotional and said that “I have given him a special place in my life. He was like my elder brother and he had the right to correct my mistakes. But today, I have lost him. I would go to his place to attend his last rites. So, the Deputy Speaker would manage the Session for two days. The Deputy Speaker is a new face and everyone needs to cooperate with him”, he appealed.
Later, the members of the House observed silence as a mark of respect to the departed soul.
“When former prime minister Indira Gandhi contested in the by-election to the Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituency, then chief minister Devaraj Arasu entrusted the financial responsibility to Mohiuddin. When he was the district minister in Dakshina Kannada, he had managed Rama Mandir issue every effectively.”
-Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar
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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.
