Govt will collapse due to its internal bickering: Jagadish Shettar
Hubballi, Jan 31: Former chief minister Jagadish Shettar said that the Congress-JDS coalition government would collapse due to the conflict between Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and former chief minister Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to reporters here on Thursday, Shettar said that when Siddaramaiah was the chief minister, many programmes were approved in a hurry and now, the coalition government was finding it difficult to provide funds to them.
The government was bankrupt financially and already, it has borrowed Rs 1,500 crore in the name of bonds. The total loan on the state has crossed more than Rs 3 lakh crore and if the same situation continued, the loan amount could reach more than Rs 5 lakh crore by the end of this government, he said.
As Tippu Sultan pledged his sons as he had failed to repay the loans, the state government could also pledge the state. The financial condition of the state has become so worse due to the conflict between Kumaraswamy and Siddaramaiah, he alleged.
“School students do not know who is the CM. Moreover, even the ministers and MLAs are also confused about the CM. So, Minister Puttaranga Shetty, MTB Nagaraj, MLA ST Somashekar and other leaders have been claiming that ‘Siddaramaiah is our CM’ which is a tragedy of the present government”, he ridiculed.
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AIITA welcomes Karnataka’s ban on obscene songs in school events
Bhatkal: The Karnataka unit of the All India Ideal Teachers Association (AIITA) has welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to strictly ban school children from dancing to obscene songs during educational and cultural programmes in government, aided, and private schools across the state.
AIITA Karnataka State President M. R. Manvi congratulated the government for taking what he termed an important step to preserve the sanctity of education.
“Such decisions to safeguard the dignity of school children and uphold the values of education are the need of the hour. This rule should not be limited to government schools alone but must be strictly implemented in all private educational institutions as well,” he said.
He further urged the government to address other concerns within school programmes.
“The government should not only prohibit obscene dances in the name of school anniversaries, but also ensure that plays and dialogues that incite religious hatred are avoided. Schools should be centres of harmony, not platforms for spreading hatred,” he added.
According to a recent circular issued by the Department of School Education and Literacy, obscene dances are adversely affecting the mental health and moral values of students.
In this regard, schools have been advised to use songs that promote nationalism, positive thinking, the greatness of Kannada culture, and value-based traditions instead of inappropriate content during programmes.
The circular also emphasises that students should be dressed in decent attire.
AIITA also backed the department’s warning that disciplinary action would be taken against head teachers if such guidelines are violated. The association has further demanded that district Deputy Directors of Public Instruction strictly monitor the implementation of these rules.
