Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan celebrates birthday with students from Manipur
promises to bear their education cost
Bengaluru, Aug 1: Karnataka Housing and Minorities Welfare Minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan on Tuesday celebrated his birthday with students from Manipur who have taken shelter here following ethnic clashes in the strife-torn state.
As many as 29 girl students have taken shelter in St Teresa Educational Institutions in Chamarajapet here, which is Khan's Assembly constituency, his office said in a release. The Minister announced that he would bear the education and welfare of those students, and on the occasion, he announced financial aid of Rs 2 lakh, it said.
Khan interacted with the students and gathered information about the prevailing situation in Manipur.
The students explained that they have come to Bengaluru in view of the dangerous situation in their home state, and also thanked St Teresa Education Institutions for giving them shelter, the release said.
The students have to stay back here for at least seven years to complete their education and the Minister promised to bear the cost of education and their welfare for the whole period, it added.
The Minister said the students are very safe here and he would make arrangements for anything they wanted.
As many as 200 students have come from Manipur to Bengaluru of which 29 students have taken shelter in this institution and others have been accommodated in other institutions, the release added.
ಆಶ್ರಯ ಅರಸಿ ಬಂದ ಅಂತಹ ಕೆಲವು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳ ಜತೆ ಇಂದು ನನ್ನ ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಬ್ಬ ಆಚರಿಸಿದ್ದು ಅರ್ಥಪೂರ್ಣ ಎನಿಸಿತು.
— B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan (@BZZameerAhmedK) August 1, 2023
ಅಲ್ಲದೆ, ಚಾಮರಾಜ ಪೇಟೆಯ ಸೆಂಟ್ ತೆರೆಸಾ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಶ್ರಯ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ 29 ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿನಿಯರ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಹಾಗೂ ಆರೈಕೆ ವೆಚ್ಚ ಭರಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಘೋಷಣೆ ಮಾಡಿದೆ. ತುರ್ತು ಪರಿಹಾರವಾಗಿ ಎರಡು ಲಕ್ಷ ರೂ.ನೀಡಿದೆ.
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CM Siddaramaiah says no decision taken on 4 per cent Muslim reservation in govt tenders
Mysuru (Karnataka), Nov 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said there was a demand for four per cent reservation for Muslims in government tenders, but no decision has been taken yet on it.
Prominent Muslim leaders, including Karnataka Minister for Municipal Administration and Hajj, Rahim Khan, Congress MLAs and MLCs wrote to the chief minister on August 24 demanding to consider giving four per cent reservation to socially and economically backward Muslims in government contracts. The chief minister wrote on the petition on August 31 that the file should be put up, sources said.
"There was a demand for four per cent reservation, but we have not taken any decision yet," Siddaramaiah told reporters here.
When asked about the BJP raking up this issue, he said, "The BJP wants to communalise everything. Their job is to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims. Did they ever wish peace in society?"
BJP state president B Y Vijayendra termed the purported move unhealthy.
"In a bid to woo the Muslim community, the @INCKarnataka government is going to give reservation in contracts as well, which will damage the health of a harmonious society," he said in a post on ‘X’.
He said it had become inevitable to protest against such stances of the Congress government.
Former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar alleged in his post on social media 'X' saying what seemed like "shameless appeasement politics" to be a "cover for Congress corruption machine".
ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಸಮುದಾಯವನ್ನು ಓಲೈಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸರಣೀ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳನ್ನು ಇಡುತ್ತಿರುವ @INCKarnataka ಸರ್ಕಾರ ವಕ್ಫ್ ವಿವಾದದ ನಂತರ ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲೂ ಮೀಸಲಾತಿ ನೀಡಲು ಹೊರಟಿರುವುದು ಸಾಮರಸ್ಯ ಸಮಾಜದ ಸ್ವಾಸ್ಥ್ಯ ಹಾಳುಮಾಡುವ ನಡೆಯಾಗಿದೆ.
— Vijayendra Yediyurappa (@BYVijayendra) November 12, 2024
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