Karnataka Congress flays BJP over painting 'Viveka' classrooms in saffron
Bengaluru, Nov 15: The Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday hit out at the BJP for its decision to paint thousands of Viveka' classrooms in saffron by saying the ruling party leaders should first have their houses painted in that colour.
"Let the BJP which wants to paint the schools with saffron colour answer these questions. Why haven't the BJP leaders painted their cars and homes with saffron colour? Why they did not even paint the compound wall of their houses with saffron colour? Let them colour their houses with saffron and then go to paint the schools," the Congress Karnataka unit tweeted.
The State government has proposed construction of 7,601 classrooms under 'Viveka', a new scheme named after saint-philosopher Swami Vivekananda.
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday launched the scheme on the occasion of Children's Day by laying the foundation stone in Government Higher Primary School at Madiyal in Kalaburgi district.
The Congress alleged the State has slipped to the 14th place in the education performance and 29th slot in the school infrastructure indices.
In terms of toilets in schools, the State dropped from 13th spot in 2017-18 to 20th place now, the Congress alleged.
Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said: "Regarding this saffronisation, it should be noted that it is not BJP money but public money. Have people asked for saffronisation or have they got the mandate to do so? Have they got the mandate for tampering with history? Bommai has defended the government's move.
"Why do people turn red with the very name of saffron? What's wrong to have saffron colour? There's saffron colour in the (national) tricolour. Swami Vivekananda himself used to wear a saffron robe", the Chief Minister has said.
#ಸಿಎಂಅಂಕಲ್
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 15, 2022
ಶಾಲೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿಲ್ಲ, ಊಟ ಮಾಡಲು ಕೈತೊಳೆಯಲು ನೀರಿಲ್ಲ.
ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ವಿವೇಕಾನಂದ ಅವರು ವಿವೇಕಿಗಳಾಗಿ ಅಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಆದರೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಅವಿವೇಕಿಗಳಂತೆ ಮೂಲಭೂತ ಸೌಕರ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಪಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಳಿಯುವುದನ್ನೇ ಸಾಧನೆ ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇಕೆ ಅಂಕಲ್?
ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಹಿತ ಮುಖ್ಯನಾ, ಕೇಸರಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಮುಖ್ಯನಾ ಅಂಕಲ್? pic.twitter.com/5ZdmOpcFZ7
ಹೆಸರಿಗಷ್ಟೇ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಲಾಸ್, ಆದರೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಟಿವಿ, ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಯಾವುದೂ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡ್ತಿಲ್ಲ,
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 15, 2022
ಶಾಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲ #ಸಿಎಂಅಂಕಲ್
ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಳಿಯಲು ನೀವು ಖರ್ಚು ಮಾಡುವ ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ಹಣವನ್ನು ವಿದ್ಯುತ್, ನೀರು, ಶೌಚಾಲಯ ಮುಂತಾದ ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸಬಹುದಲ್ಲ ಅಂಕಲ್.
ನಮಗೂ ಶಾಲೆಗೆ ಬರಲು ಉತ್ಸಾಹ ಮೂಡುತ್ತದೆ. pic.twitter.com/QP0JypgeCb
ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಇದ್ರೆ ಕರೆಂಟ್ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಕರೆಂಟ್ ಇದ್ರೆ ಕಂಪ್ಯೂಟರ್ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಹೀಗಿದೆ ಶಾಲೆಗಳ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) November 15, 2022
ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಕ್ಲಾಸ್ ನಮಗೂ ಬೇಕಲ್ಲವೇ #ಸಿಎಂಅಂಕಲ್ ?
ನಾವೂ ಸ್ಮಾರ್ಟ್ ಆಗಬೇಕಲ್ಲವೇ?
ನಮ್ಮ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣದ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ ವೃದ್ಧಿಸುವ ಕೆಲಸಗಳಿಗೆ ಆದ್ಯತೆ ಕೊಡದೆ ಬಣ್ಣಕ್ಕೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ ಏನು ಉಪಯೋಗ ಅಂಕಲ್?
ಬಣ್ಣ ವಿದ್ಯೆ ಕಲಿಸುತ್ತದೆಯೇ? pic.twitter.com/b98jTMU4Gj
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KSRTC to run 1000 special services to clear Christmas rush
Bengaluru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation will operate 1000 additional special services in view of the Christmas festival.
In addition to the existing schedule, the special services will run on 19.12.2025, 20.12.2025 and 24.12.2025. Further, special buses will be operated from various places of intra & Interstate places to Bengaluru on 26.12.2025 & 28.12.2025.
Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda Bus Station to Dharmastala, Kukkesubramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Shringeri, Horanadu, Davangere, Hubbali, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppala, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Hyderabad and other places.
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Special buses from Mysuru Road Bus Station will be exclusively operated towards Mysuru, Hunsur, Piriyapatna, Virajpet, Kushalanagar, Madikeri.
The corporation has also announced a discount of 5 per cent on the fare if four or more passengers book tickets under a single reservation. A discount of 10 per cent will be extended on return journey tickets if onward and return tickets are booked simultaneously.
In addition to the above, special buses will be operated from all Taluk/District Bus Stands in the jurisdiction of KSRTC based on the traffic needs.
