Sringeri Swamiji to not participate in Ram Mandir Prana Pratishtapana, Mutt Issues Clarification
Chikkamagaluru: Jagadguru of Sringeri Shankaracharya Mutt will not participate in the consecration ceremony of Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. A release from Sringeri Mutt said that only the administrator will participate in the program as the Mutt's representative.
News has been published in a private media platform that the Jagadguru of Sringeri Math will participate in the Prana Pratishtapana program of Shri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya using the portrait of Sringeri Shankaracharya. In this news, Kudali Math, which is functioning independently near Shimoga city, is portrayed as Sringeri Math. This has created confusion among the public. Kudali Math is a branch of Sringeri Math but is an independently functioning Math. The publication stated that Kudali Math is neither Dakshinamnaya Sharada Math nor Sringeri Math.
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On January 22, Sringeri Mutt's junior Jagadguru Vidhusekhara Bharati Swamiji is not participating in the Prana Pratishtapana program of Ayodhya Sri Rama Mandir. In the announcement it is informed that only VR Gourishankar, who is the administrative officer of the Sringeri Math will participate as the representative of Sringeri Mutt. It is requested in the announcement that the devotees of the Mutt and the public should not listen to false news.
In the announcement published on the website of the Math, it is informed that there is only one announcement to the devotees that they should get the grace of Sri Rama by reciting the Sri Rama Taraka Mantra and Rama Bhujanga Stotra written by Jagadguru Shankaracharya for the inauguration of the Ayodhya Sri Rama Mandir.
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Separate nodal officer in all districts to prevent female foeticides in Karnataka: Minister
Belagavi (PTI): Accepting that the female foeticide has not stopped in the state, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday said that the government is taking strict measures to prevent it.
The minister said the government is appointing separate nodal officers in all districts and tightening measures to prevent foeticide, which he called a "social evil".
He also assured that the government will consider strengthening legislation to control such activities.
The minister was responding to a question by BJP MLC C T Ravi in the Legislative Council.
"Female foeticides have certainly not stopped. If you look at the sex ratio, there is a lot of difference. I accept that this is happening," Rao said.
"Foeticides are not happening under pressure; voluntarily, it is happening, for not wanting a girl child. These things are happening based on the sex determination of the foetus at some hospitals. Sex determination is illegal, but with the advancement in technology, portable ultrasound machines have been developed, which can be easily carried anywhere, and scans and tests can be done. This needs to be controlled. We will bring it to the notice of the central government," he said.
In some districts and in a few hospitals, a higher number of male child births is happening. It is found with the help of intelligence input, the minister said.
"Information is being gathered on the taluk in which the male-female ratio is worsening, what is happening in which hospital, and appropriate action is being taken to crack down on such a network, after proper evaluation."
Decoy operations have been done at seven places in the last two years, to identify those involved in illegal activities linked to female foeticides, and actions have been taken against officials and hospitals involved, he said, adding that more needs to be done on priority.
Responding to a question by Ravi about whether any stringent legislation is being brought, Rao said, the government will consider strengthening the legislation and making it stricter to control this.
"Some amendments have been made to the existing laws in the last two years....advanced technology and the internet is being used to carry out such things, also oral medicines for abortions are available over the counter.
We need to look into bringing legislation to control them. The Food and Drug Administration has issued instructions to pharmacists that the sale of such drugs should be documented."
The minister also said that measures are also being taken for the effective implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC & PNDT) Act, and awareness is being created against the identification of female foetuses and female foeticide.
