Route march: Peace meet notices issued to RSS, others in Karnataka
Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi district administration has issued notices to ten organisations, including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), directing them to appear for a peace meet on October 28 ahead of proposed route marches in Chittapur scheduled for November 2.
The peace meet is being held on the directions of the Kalaburagi bench of the High Court of Karnataka.
The notice, cited by Deccan Herald on Monday, states that maximum three persons can represent an organisation in the meeting scheduled at 11:30 a.m. on October 28 in the auditorium of deputy commissioner’s office. The participants may also present written submissions in the meeting.
Apart from the RSS, notices have been issued to several other organisations, including the Bharatiya Dalit Panther, Bheem Army, Gonda-Kuruba SC Action Committee, Chalawadi Welfare Association, Karnataka Raitha Sangha, and Hasiru Sene, among others.
The development follows an earlier incident in which the RSS’s proposed route march in Chittapur on October 19 was denied permission by the tahsildar. Subsequently, the district convener of RSS had approached the High Court challenging refusal of permission.
The court directed the district administration to hold a peace meeting on October 28 and submit a report on October 30.
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Indigo crisis: Shivakumar urges Centre to act immediately, bring situation under control
Bengaluru (PTI): With large scale flight cancellations by Indigo airlines leaving passengers stranded, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday urged the Centre to act immediately and bring the situation under control.
He called the IndiGo fiasco a the direct result of the govt's monopoly model.
Taking to social media platform 'X', Shivakumar said India is witnessing the worst aviation meltdown in its history. "Thousands of flights cancelled - leaving our people stranded everywhere".
"The IndiGo fiasco is the direct result of the govt's monopoly model. And as always, it is ordinary Indians who are paying the price," he said.
Shivakumar said that the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, which is India's 3rd busiest airport with nearly 40 million travellers a year, is in complete chaos.
"This is hurting families, businesses and our national reputation. I urge the Union Government to act immediately and bring this situation under control. Our people deserve better," he added.
Domestic carrier IndiGo cancelled over 800 flights on Saturday, the fifth day of the ongoing crisis, even as the government imposed a cap on airfares and directed the airline to process all refunds by Sunday evening.
