Government employees should be banned from attending RSS events: Minister Kharge writes to CM
Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge, whose recent request to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to deny permission to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to hold its events on government premises and public places whipped up a controversy, has written a second letter to the CM with regard to the issue.
The minister, in a letter dated October 13, has asked the CM to ensure a circular is passed strictly prohibiting government employees from attending RSS programmes.
Kharge, in his letter, pointed out that, although Rule 5(1) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 2021 states that ‘no government servant should be a member of or associated with any political party or any organization that is involved in politics or participate in, contribute to or assist in any political movement or activity’, many government employees in Karnataka were participating in events and activities organized by either the RSS or other groups.
The minister said that state government employees should be banned from attending RSS or other organizations’ programmes.
He also urged the CM to direct the authorities concerned to issue circulars warning that disciplinary action would be taken against employees violating the order.
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Sculptor Ram Sutar, designer of Statue of Unity, passes away
New Delhi (PTI): Noted sculptor Ram Sutar, known for designing the world's tallest statue — Statue of Unity — in Gujarat, passed away late on Wednesday night at his Noida residence, his son said.
He was 100 and ailing with age-related illnesses.
"It is with profound grief that we inform you of the passing of my father Shri Ram Vanji Sutar on 17th December midnight at our residence," his son Anil Sutar said in a note shared with the press on Thursday.
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Born in a humble family in Gondur village under the Dhule district of present-day Maharashtra on February 19, 1925, Sutar is known to have been drawn to sculpting from his childhood.
A gold medallist from JJ School of Art and Architecture, Mumbai, Sutar, has to his credit a long list of achievements.
The iconic statues of Mahatma Gandhi seated in a meditating pose and of Chhatrapati Shivaji riding a horse on the Parliament premises rank among his finest creations.
The Statue of Unity honours Sardar Patel, country's first deputy prime minister and home minister.
Sutar was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1999 and the Padma Bhushan in 2016.
Recently, Sutar was conferred with the Maharashtra Bhushan Puraskar, the state's highest award.
