Honour Shivakumar Swamiji with 'Bharat Ratna' posthumously, CM Kumaraswamy demands centre
Bengaluru, Jan 21: Deeply condoling the death of Dr Shivakumar Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt, who was known as 'walking god', Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that the Swamiji has lighted the life of lakhs of children with three types of Dasoha.
"His work of education and food has become a model for all beyond country, language, caste and religions.
When I was the chief minister, I had given the 'Karnataka Ratna' award and it was a great experience. Then I had recommended the central government to honour the Swamiji with the Bharat Ratna award. His service to the society in education and Dasoha should be emulated. In view of this, I will appeal the central government to give Bharat Ratna to the Swamiji posthumously", he said.
"Though the Swamiji departed us physically, through his services, Education and others activities, the Swamiji is still alive. He has lived up to his beliefs till his last breath and I will bow down to a great soul. I pray the God to give his devotees, Students, Followers and people of the Mutt the courage to bear the loss", the CM said in a statement.
'The death of Dr. Shivakumar Swamiji of the Siddaganga Mutt who served the society without having any discrimination between the people, was a great loss to the society".
Priyank Kharge, Social Welfare Minister
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Women BJP MLAs protest against opposition in UP assembly premises
Lucknow (PTI): Women BJP MLAs held a protest in the Vidhan Bhawan complex before the one-day special session of Uttar Pradesh assembly, slamming the opposition for defeating the passage of a bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Law, in the Lok Sabha.
This followed another demonstration by Samajwadi Party MLAs, who alleged that the BJP was misleading public in the name of women's reservation.
The women BJP legislators assembled in front of Chaudhary Charan Singh's statue in the assembly premises, holding banners inscribed with the slogan "Insult to Matrushakti (women's power), India will not tolerate it". The protesting members entered the main hall of Vidhan Bhawan carrying the banners.
Participating in the protest, the state Minister for Women Welfare and Child Development, Baby Rani Maurya, told reporters that all opposition parties, including the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, had opposed the women's reservation, a stance for which they would have to pay a heavy political price.
"On this issue, all of us women stand united. We will ensure that we secure our reservation," she said.
BJP MLA Ketki Singh remarked that their protest represents the collective outrage of millions of women across the state.
Singh asserted that the opposition has betrayed women by creating hurdles in the path of women's reservation. The current demonstration is merely the beginning, and very soon, women from every street, intersection and household will join the protest movement, she said.
Minister Vijaylakshmi Gautam said, "We strongly condemn the despicable act committed by the Samajwadi Party and the Congress in an attempt to hold back 'half the population' (women). Their action was directed against the very bill that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had introduced to empower and strengthen Nari Shakti (women's power), and which he strived to pass expeditiously."
Uttar Pradesh assembly is holding a one-day special session on Thursday. During the session, the government is set to move a censure motion against the opposition parties over their failure to pass the Constitution Amendment Bill, which would have led to implementation of the Women's Reservation Act, in the Lok Sabha.
