Tumakuru: Villagers lock school in protest after teachers fight in front of students
Tumakuru: Villagers of Bugudanahalli in Turuvekere taluk locked the local government junior primary school in protest after two teachers engaged in a public fight in front of students. The incident, involving teachers Mallikarjun and Raju, who allegedly fought and abused each other, has sparked outrage among parents and the villagers.
The school, which has only nine students, has been the centre of concern due to the frequent disputes between the two teachers. Despite previous interventions, including written apologies from both teachers, the situation escalated on Friday when they physically fought over a minor issue, causing distress among the children.
The school management board, led by President Shivraj and members Manjunath and Nagaraj, took action on Saturday by locking the school and demanding the immediate suspension of both teachers.
The vilalgers expressed their frustration and said that the teachers' behavior is detrimental to the students' education and future.
Siddalingegowda, founder of the World Human Rights Service Centre, has called on district education authorities to enforce strict disciplinary measures under Civil Service Rules against the teachers, as well as to address complaints against other officials who haven't acted against tbe teachers inspite of complaints against them.
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Bengal polls: RG Kar victim's mother files nomination as BJP candidate from Panihati
Kolkata (PTI): Ratna Debnath, mother of the raped-murdered RG Kar hospital doctor and the BJP candidate from Panihati, filed her nomination papers on Thursday.
She was accompanied by senior BJP leader and former Union minister Smriti Irani and district party leaders.
Speaking to reporters after filing her nomination, she said her sole aim is to oust the TMC regime in West Bengal, which, she alleged, would ensure women's safety in the state and prevent a recurrence of incidents like the RG Kar case.
Nearly a year and a half after the brutal killing of her 26-year-old daughter inside a locked seminar room of the state-run hospital in August 2024, Debnath agreed to contest the polls on a BJP ticket from her hometown Panihati after being approached by the party "to bring to light the truth behind the crime".
She is pitted against TMC's Tirthankar Ghosh and CPI(M)'s Kalatan Dasgupta.
