Petition against Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad dismissed by Karnataka HC
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has dismissed the petition filed by B Lakshmidevi of Sampangi Ramanagar in the city challenging the election of Congress MLA Rizwan Arshad from Shivajinagar constituency in Bengaluru.
The petition was dismissed by the single-judge bench of Justice S Vishwajeet Shetty for lack of evidence that the MLA won the elections by illegal means.
The advocate representing the petitioner told the bench that the Congress wooed voters by promising them guarantee schemes and called it a violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, Sections 123 (1) and 123 (2). Pointing out that making promises to influence voters is a crime as per Section 123 (4) of the Act, the advocate requested the High Court bench to declare as illegal the election of Arshad.
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Senior advocate KN Phaneendra, the MLA's lawyer, challenged the argument by stating that an election manifesto could not be considered a crime committed by a candidate. Nor could the manifesto be considered as evidence to an irregularity, he added and urged the bench to dismiss the petition against Arshad.
The High Court bench, after hearing the arguments and counter-arguments in the case, dismissed the petition against the Congress MLA.
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Karnataka: Show-cause notice issued after worms found in midday meal served to students in school
Koppal (Karnataka) (PTI): Authorities on Monday said a show-cause notice had been issued to the headmaster of a government-aided school after worms were allegedly found in the rice served to students under the midday meal scheme.
The incident was reported at a school in Bisaralli village, Koppal taluk, on December 9, officials said.
However, no student complained of any infection or required hospitalisation due to the timely intervention of the authorities.
A senior official from the education department stated that as soon as the matter came to light, a show-cause notice was issued to the headmaster, and a report was requested from him regarding the incident.
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"We have taken this issue very seriously and are expecting the report from the headmaster within two days. Once we receive the report, further action will be decided accordingly," the official said.
To prevent such incidents in the future, the official added, a food health officer has been instructed to collect samples of food grains supplied to both government and aided schools across the district for quality checks.
"We are also conducting meetings with headmasters of various schools, instructing them to carry out regular inspections of food grains and raising awareness to ensure the supply of high-quality food grains to avoid such incidents in the future," the official added.
