I did not participate in ABVP event, only paid tribute to Rani Abbakka in Tiptur: Dr. Parameshwara
Bengaluru: Home Minister of Karnataka Dr. G Parameshwara, who is reported to have participated in a programme by Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in Tiptur on September 2, refuted the allegations on Thursday, saying he had only offered tribute to Rani Abbakka during a procession being taken out by the ABVP.
The ABVP, which is the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), is learned to have celebrated the 500th birth anniversary of Veerarani Abbakka with a torch-lit procession and a car festival in Tiptur on September 2, when the procession with a statue of Rani Abbakka in a vehicle crossed paths with the convoy of Dr. Parameshwara, the District in-charge Minister of Tumakuru. Dr. Parameshwara is learned to have accepted an invitation by the forum leaders and offered tribute to Rani Abbakka’s statue before continuing his journey.
On Thursday, when questioned about the matter by reporters in Bengaluru, the Home Minister clarified, “I did not participate in any event of the ABVP. We, the local legislator Shadakshari and I, came across their (ABVP) procession. The leaders asked us to offer floral tribute to the freedom fighter. Considering that it was a procession honouring Rani Abbakka, I did so.”
He stated that raising a hue and cry regarding the incident and also making it a controversial act would not affect him. “I am a true Congressman and will die as a member of the party,” he insisted.
Parameshwara added, “It is natural for a politician to have opponents even within the party. The people of Karnataka, however, know me well as I have been in politics for 35 years. I don’t need to prove my genuineness repeatedly.”
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
