Karnataka winter legislature session in Bengaluru, not in flood-hit Belagavi
Bengaluru, Sep 18: The Karnataka cabinet on Wednesday decided to hold the winter session of the state legislature from October 14 to 26 at the 'Vidhana Soudha', the state secretariat here and not in Belagavi, as is the practice, as most parts of the district have been ravaged by floods.
"We have called for the legislature session from next month (October) 14th to 26th in Bengaluru," Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Madhusway told reporters after the cabinet meeting.
He said the Deputy Commissioner of Belagavi has expressed his inability to host it there this time as people in the district were in distress after the recent floods.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa too on Tuesday had said that the Belagavi Deputy Commissioner and the district administration had informed him that they were not in a position to hold the session in the city as the region has been ravaged by floods and people are undergoing great suffering and hence the session would be held in Bengaluru.
It has been a practice to hold the winter session of the state legislature at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in the border district of Belagavi.
Belagavi in north Karnataka has been hosting the legislature session once a year since 2006.
The move was initiated by the then JD(S)-BJP coalition government, with H D Kumaraswamy as its Chief Minister.
This was followed by construction of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, modeled on the Vidhana Soudha, the state secretariat, by the then BJP government as an "assertion" that Belagavi is an integral part of Karnataka.
Maharashtra claims Belagavi should belong to it.
Belagavi is one among the most affected districts in Karnataka, where as many as 103 taluks of 22 districts were affected by the recent floods.
Madhuswamy said "Ninety per cent we will pass the old budget during the session, along with some supplementaries, as there is more spending towards flood hit areas and other things this time."
The BJP government may opt for presenting a supplementary budget rather than a new full-fledged one, top government sources had indicated recently.
Soon after proving his government's majority on the floor of the assembly on July 29, Yediyurappa, who also holds the Finance portfolio, had sought a vote on account to spend for the next three months - from August 1 till October 31.
H D Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister and Finance Minister of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government had presented the full budget in February.
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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.
