Mysuru Congress workers decide to boycott Dasara
Appeal to Ministers, MLAs against participating in celebrations
Mysuru, October 08: The local Congress leaders have decided to boycott the world famous Dasara celebrations this time.
Speaking to Varthabharati, City Congress president R. Murthy said that Dasara should be celebrated by taking all into confidence. But this time, it has become the Darbar of Ministers G.T. Deve Gowda and S.R. Mahesh. It is customary that normally, Dasara would be celebrated after taking noted personalities of the city, workers of various parties and various organizations into confidence. But this time, everything is being held as per the direction of those two ministers, he said.
The Dasara festival would have 16 sub-committees and each committee would have workers of various parties and general public. Workers have contributed for the party and it was their duty to honour their efforts during such occasions. But till date, no Congress worker is appointed to any sub-committees. They would bring this to the notice of the party leaders and they would appeal them not to participate in the celebrations, he said.
“There is the coalition government in the state. Since the beginning of Dasara, the Congress workers are being neglected. Minister Puttaranga Shetty expressed his displeasure in the Dasara Committee meeting that Congress workers and leaders are being neglected. Apart from this, MLA Tanveer Sait also expressed his displeasure. In spite of it, Ministers Deve Gowda and S.R. Mahesh have been taking decisions unilaterally”, Murthy said.
Both G.T. Deve Gowda and S.R. Mahesh had worked as the party workers. They were aware of the workers desires and pains. Even then, they have not appointed single worker to any committee which surprised him. In the Dasara high power committee meeting, the Chief Minister had said that sub-committees would be constituted shortly. But so far, both the ministers have neglected the issue, he said.
“We don’t oppose Dasara celebrations as it is the festival of the land. Everyone should enjoy. But we have appealed the party leaders and workers not to participate in the celebration, because, the party leaders and workers are being neglected Purposefully. It is insult to us if we go to the place where we do not have respect”.
- N. Bhaskar, KPCC Member
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Tigress electrocuted in Karnataka
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) (PTI): A tigress allegedly died due to electrocution on a farm land in a village in this district, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at Padaguru village in Gundlupete taluk, near Bandipur Tiger Reserve, they said.
The tigress was about one-and-a-half years old, they added.
According to Forest Department officials, the incident occurred on an agricultural land owned by a local farmer. An electric fence installed to protect crops by the landowner is suspected to have caused the electrocution, leading to the tiger’s death.
The exact circumstances leading to the electrocution are being investigated.
"It is illegal to install electric fencing in agricultural lands. Only solar fencing, which delivers a shock without causing death to animals, is permitted," he said.
A post-mortem of the tigress indicated death due to electrocution, the official said.
A case under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act is being registered against the landowner and necessary action will be initiated, the senior official said, adding that further investigation is underway.
