Shivamogga: Students hoist saffron flag on College’s flagpole
Shivamogga: The ongoing Hijab–Saffron shawl conflict has taken a serious turn in Shimoga, where the students who arrived at the government degree college hoisted a saffron flag on the college’s flagpole.
Demanding that the Muslim students be restricted from coming to college wearing the headscarf, some of the students wearing the saffron shawl climbed the college’s flag pole and hoisted the saffron flag, it is learned.
A video capturing the entire episode has now gone viral on various social media sites.
Reportedly, instances of stone-pelting have occurred outside the Bapujinagar Government College in the city. The group of youngsters began throwing stones on one set of students, observing this another group of youngsters reportedly threw stones on the other group.
The police who predicted the situation becoming severe reportedly used lathis. S. P. Lakshmi Prasad held lathi and himself got on the ground, it is learned.
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Shivakumar opposes ‘One Nation One Election’, calls it ‘unworkable’
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday strongly opposed the central government’s proposed ‘One Nation One Election’ initiative.
Shivakumar expressed his views at a dialogue on ‘One Nation One Election’ organised by the Joint Parliamentary Study Committee.
He said the plan is a politically motivated, power-centralising scheme that would seriously damage India’s federal structure by weakening states and poses a threat to the democratic system, according to a statement from his office.
As KPCC president and deputy CM of Karnataka, he categorically rejected the proposal, stating that it is being crafted to suit the convenience of those in power at the Centre.
Shivakumar said that the Karnataka Legislative Assembly had already passed a resolution opposing ‘One Nation One Election’ and read out the resolution at the meeting.
He firmly stated that it is “not a workable plan” and added that it is “practically impossible.”
“If a government falls midterm due to political instability, a no-confidence motion, or loss of majority, what is the solution?” he asked.
“Elections are held at different times in different states for different terms. Karnataka had its election in 2023, while Tamil Nadu and Kerala had theirs in 2021, and Punjab and Telangana in 2022 and 2023, respectively. How can these elections with varying schedules be synchronised?” he asked.
He added that the proposal is a ploy to suppress the voices of regional and Opposition parties.
He also said the Karnataka government does not agree with the proposal and remains committed to the position of the Congress party’s national leadership.
