Karnataka BJP leader CT Ravi booked for 'inflammatory' remarks at Ganesha immersion event in Maddur
Mandya: A suo motu case has been registered against senior BJP leader CT Ravi by the Maddur police for allegedly making inflammatory comments during a mass Ganesha idol immersion programme held in Maddur town on Wednesday.
The event, which saw participation from several BJP leaders, was widely seen as a show of strength by the party following a stone-pelting incident reported on Sunday, September 7.
Reports suggest that Ravi made provocative remarks against a particular community saying, “Muslims shout 'Pakistan Zindabad,' they plant bombs, they are called ISI."
According to the complaint, Ravi allegedly said: "The Hindu community has the strength to bury stone-pelters inside the very stones they throw. When they are only 5 percent, they are already showing their true colours. If they become 50 percent, will our children and grandchildren even be able to survive? They will break society. Some conspirators, for the sake of votes, are trying to divide Hindu society."
Based on the complaint from a police officer, Maddur police have registered a case.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar accused the BJP of dividing people in the wake of the stone pelting incident. "They (BJP) don't have any job other than indulging in politics, dividing people and inciting fire. They have nothing else to do," Shivakumar told reporters.
"Let them go to Delhi and get funds (from the Centre for the state). Let them get the state NREGA funds, tax share. Let them get permission for Mekedatu and Mahadayi (river) projects. Let them do this first," he added.
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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.
