High command changes Parameshwar’s portfolio: Siddaramaiah
Hubballi, Dec 28: “The decision to handover the Home portfolio from DCM Dr G Parameshwar to MB Patil was taken by the party high command. What shall I do in this issue”, former chief minister Siddaramaiah asked.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, Siddaramaiah said that the news about verbal duels between him and Dr G Parameshwar regarding the Home portfolio was just a rumour. He only had prevailed upon the party high command to make Parameshwar as deputy chief minister, he said.
Ramesh Jarkiholi was in Belagavi and statement that he would desert the Congress was not true. There was a media report that he has gone to Mumbai to meet Maharashtra Chief Minister which is also not true. As he was dropped from the Cabinet, he was unhappy, he said.
“I don’t know as to why JDS leader Basavaraj Horatti is expressing displeasure over me regarding the Cabinet expansion. We have moved as decided in the Coordination Committee meeting. Horatti should ask Kumaraswamy instead of me”, Siddaramaiah said.
When asked about HD Revanna’s statement that DCM Dr G Parameshwar was being oppressed in the Congress as he was dalit, Siddaramaiah expressed his surprise about the statement of JDS leader. If Revanna asked him this question, he would give him an answer, he said.
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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.
