Propaganda against Minister Revanna: Education department suspends 2 teachers
Bengaluru, Dec 12: The Education department has suspended two teachers on charges of doing false propaganda against Minister HD Revanna.
An audio clip of a teacher insulting PWD Minister HD Revanna, along with another teacher has gone viral in social media. Against this, JDS workers lodged a complaint against them. Investigating the case, the police found that the voice in the audio clip belonged to the teacher who was accused of doing it. In view of this, the Education Department has suspended the teachers under the Karnataka Civil Service Rules 1966 on charges of tarnishing the image of the Minister.
The Education department has also suspended the teachers of Bidanur government school in Arakalagudu on charges of campaigning in favour of Congress candidate A Manju during the last Assembly elections. The teachers have circulated the videos of then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who was seeking votes in favour of A Manju, through WhatsApp.
The department has issued the suspension order on December 4. According to sources, the department has taken action against those teachers as the higher officers have put pressure to take action. The department has taken action after six months of the incidents. It is alleged that the teachers were suspended without investigating the issue.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
