'We want you as next CM, Uncle': Students in Nagamangala request HDK during Rathayatra
Nagamangala: Three students, who met former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Monday, during the JD(S) 'Pancharatna Rathayatra' in Devalapura village, Nagamangala, handed him their savings with a request, “We want you to become the next chief minister of the state, Uncle."
The JD(S) had organized a conference as part of the rally in the village on Monday, when the three girls met and donated their money to Kumaraswamy.
The students also requested the former chief minister to start hi-tech and English medium schools in their village as a part of the Pancharatna project.
Kumaraswamy in his tweet on Tuesday expressed gratitude towards the students. “I am touched by the respect and compassion of the three students who met me during the Rathyatra in Nagamangala,” he added.
“Monisha, Pavani and Shobha have handed me their savings. Their request regarding education has only added clarity to my plans in the matter. I accept their suggestions wholeheartedly and will unfailingly fulfill them,” he promised.
ಪಂಚರತ್ನ ರಥಯಾತ್ರೆ ನನಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ಮಾನವೀಯ ಮುಖಗಳನ್ನು ಪರಿಚಯಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ನಾಗಮಂಗಲದಲ್ಲಿ ರಥಯಾತ್ರೆ ನಿಮಿತ್ತ ನಡೆದ ಬೃಹತ್ ಸಮಾವೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಹುಡುಕಿಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದ ಈ ಮೂವರು ಹೆಣ್ಣುಮಕ್ಕಳ ಮಮತೆ, ಕಾರುಣ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ನನ್ನ ಹೃದಯ ಉಕ್ಕಿಬಂದಿದೆ.1/2#ಪಂಚರತ್ನ_ರಥಯಾತ್ರೆ #ನಾಗಮಂಗಲ #ಮಂಡ್ಯ pic.twitter.com/VTTrUQQyrd
— ಹೆಚ್.ಡಿ.ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ | H.D.Kumaraswamy (@hd_kumaraswamy) December 26, 2022
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Karnataka Governor gives assent to legislation against ‘honour killing’ in inter-caste marriages
Bengaluru: The government has brought into force the Karnataka Freedom of Choice in Marriage and Prevention and Prohibition of Crimes in the name of honour and tradition (Eva Nammava Eva Nammava) Act, 2026, intended to restrict ‘honour killings’ in inter-caste marriages.
According to The Indian Express, the legislation received assent from Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot on April 9 and was officially notified in the state gazette on April 10. The law had been passed unanimously by the state legislature last month.
The Bill was proposed by the Congress government in the wake of caste-linked ‘honour killings’ in the state, including the December 21, 2025, murder near Hubli of a 20-year-old Lingayat woman by her father for marrying a man from another caste.
The phrase ‘Eva Nammava Eva Nammava’ in the title is in reference to the message of universal humanity that the Lingayat saint Basavanna espoused. Basavanna, who rebelled against the caste system to lay the foundation of the Lingayat faith system, an amalgamation of all castes, used the words meaning ‘he is a part of me’ to say all people are one.
Under the new law, crimes committed in the name of ‘honour’, including murder, assault, threats, and social boycott, are specifically addressed with stringent punishments. ‘Honour killing’ offences carry a minimum imprisonment of five years, while serious assaults attract at least three years in jail.
The new law defines the social boycott of inter-caste couples as forcible eviction to remote corners of villages, refusal to provide services, refusal to provide work, refusal to conduct business, denial of loans and admissions to schools, and makes it punishable.
In the case of ‘honour killings’ per se, the new law prescribes a minimum imprisonment of five years, and in the case of assaults, a prison term that is not less than three years for serious injury and two years for minor injuries.
The offences under the proposed law are cognisable and non-bailable, which means police can carry out arrests without court permissions after taking up a case.
The legislation follows several reported inter-caste relationship-related killings in Karnataka in 2025, including cases in Raichur and another involving 18-year-old Kavita.
The law to protect the freedom of choice in marriages is among several social bills that the Congress government has brought out in line with its policies for the backward and downtrodden communities in the state.
