Winter Session: Speak to groups about demands to prevent protests, Council Chairman tells K'taka CM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Legislative Council Chairperson Basavaraj S Horatti has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and some of the members of the Cabinet separately, asking the state government to ensure that the Winter Session of the Legislature, to be held in Belagavi in December faces no hitches and the time is not wasted in pacifying protesters.
The Winter Session of the Karnataka Legislature will be held for a period of 10 days at the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi from December 4 to 15.
In a press release, the office of the Council Chairperson said that Horatti has written separately to Siddaramaiah, Agriculture Minister Cheluvarayaswamy, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda as well as Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Madhu Bangarappa, informing them that several people had complained to him that a lot of precious time was being wasted in repeated protests related to several issues. He also advised the Cabinet members to ensure that the Winter Session did not face this problem but was used fruitfully.
The Council Chairperson has written to the CM that, while it is common for people's organizations to stage protests to put forth their demands in relation to various departments like Agriculture, Education and Revenue, it would be advisable for the heads of the departments to hold discussions with the organizations regarding their demands well in advance of the Winter Session and also try to fulfill the demands of the groups. This would also give the government departments an opportunity to request the organizations not to stage protests outside the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi in coincidence with the Legislature Session, Horatti added, also asking Siddaramaiah to instruct his Cabinet ministers on the matter.
A reduction in the number of protests during the Session would give the government time and opportunity to hold discussions in the Legislature and find solutions to major issues and serious problems of the people. This, in turn, would prove the North Karnataka Session of the Legislature successful, with the government gaining the trust of the people in the region, Horatti reminded in his letter, said his office in the press release.
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Goa: Woman killed, colleague injured after Mini Cooper crashes into bike; businessman’s son held
Panaji (PTI): A 23-year-old woman employee of a five-star hotel was killed, and her male colleague seriously injured after a speeding luxury car allegedly driven by a businessman's son rammed into their motorcycle in North Goa, police said on Tuesday.
The police on Monday arrested Darius Dias (22) in connection with the accident, which took place in the Dona Paula locality near here on Sunday night, an official said.
Dias, who was allegedly driving a Mini Cooper, rammed the vehicle into the motorcycle, he said, adding that the car bore a temporary number plate, installed before a vehicle is registered with the Regional Transport Office (RTO).
Diksha Parwadkar, who was riding pillion on the motorcycle, was declared dead on arrival at a private hospital, while her colleague D Arunkumar (26) remains in a critical condition, the official said.
The duo were employed at a five-star hotel and were returning home after completing their night shift, he said, adding that a probe is underway.
