Caste system creates socio-economic imbalances; reservation must, says CM

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April 21, 2016

Bantwal, Apr 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while vouching for reservation as a solution to empowering people in a caste-ridden society averred that reservation is losing its efficacy in an era where more jobs are being created in private rather than government sector.

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Observing that caste system is deep-rooted in society and creates socio-economic imbalances, the CM said it is important to have reservations till such time that his disparity is removed from society in totality.

Dedicating Narayana Guru Jnana Mandir constructed by Brahmashree Narayana Guru Seva Samiti at Sajeepamuda in Bantwal taluk on Thursday, Siddaramaiah reminded the audience of a statement of the architect of India's Constitution B R Ambedkar that reservation has to be continued till such time that caste system is rooted out fully. "Agreed that Ambedkar initially wanted reservation for 10 years hoping that social imbalances would be corrected by then," CM observed.

Noting that social reformers and visionaries such as Buddha, Basaveshwara, Ambedkar and even Narayana Guru did shake the foundations of caste system in India with their radical thinking on the issue, Siddaramaiah regretted that the system got further ensconced in society with them no longer in the scene. "Have all those oppressed become free now," he questioned noting that instances of people suffering the scourge of untouchability are reported even now.

Batting for reservation, Siddaramaiah said even a developed state like the USA practises it, albeit in different form. "They have racial discrimination where fair skinned are given preferential treatment," he said adding this is nothing but a form of reservation. The Congress government in state has not just catered to interests of the AHINDA class as its opponents criticize it, CM said adding rather it has catered to interests of all economically poor across class.

The cabinet on Wednesday took a historic decision where it has decided to go in for reservations in contracts the government contracts, he said. Under this, SC/ST community members will get to exclusively bid for government contracts up to Rs 50 lakh in any given area proportionate to their population there, he said. The government has also set aside 24.1% of the state's planned outlay of Rs 85000-odd crore for the betterment of SC/ST communities this year, he noted.

State government will celebrate Brahmashree Narayana Guru Jayanthi henceforth on September 18. Responding to a plea from Harikrishna Bantwal, advisor to the Samiti, CM said the Brahmashree Narayana Guru Jayanthi Jayanthi will be used as a day to spread the message of social equality that the social reformer saint from Kerala preached. Narayana Guru was born in Kerala on September 18, 1854 and died on September 21, 1928. He fought against caste system and propagated equality. He opened temples in Kerala when upper caste people denied entry to people from backward castes.

The entire route of CM Siddaramaiah from airport to Sajeepamuda, in the city and route to Surathkal where he took part in several functions was awash with flex banners in violation of rules. Over enthusiastic party workers, MLAs and even ministers ensured that they took up most vantage points to ensure that the banners caught the eye. When TOI brought this to CMs attention, Siddaramaiah said, "I will instruct the party rank and file not to do so." The Union ministry for environment and forests has banned use of flex banners along with a host of other plastic items, recently.

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PURE HEART
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Saturday, 23 Apr 2016

Prophet Muhammad pbuh (Last & final messenger of ALLAH) said : O people! Your God is ONE and YOUR forefather (ADAM) is ONE. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab AND a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a White person is not better than a Black person AND a Black person is not better than a White person, EXCEPT by PIETY and GOOD DEEDS.

Please LOOK and PONDER on what Prophet of God says.. There is a lot to learn for YOU & ME in this LIFE and to KNOW more on Who is WORTHY of WORSHIP...
Humans are an intelligent CREATION of ALLAH and we should know What ALLAH says rather than believing blindly what MEDIA says about ISLAM and its matter... LOOK into the Source of ISLAM which is THE QURAN... (it says all mankind is from Adam... and there is lesson to all mankind for all ages)

PK
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Saturday, 23 Apr 2016

Now cheddis will TWIST and create a propaganda against the CM and their blind drunkard followers will make a big issue out of it...to stop loosing their control over their caste system which keeps the brahmana and upper caste in the top by fooling others in this system.

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June 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 3: Lack of awareness on rail travel norms led to a tense situation on a Karnataka train as a female passenger was forced to disembark midway after her fellow passengers raised a hue and cry on seeing her knuckle stamped, mistaking it for a quarantine stamp, an official said on Tuesday.

"Many passengers on the train with the woman raised a hue and cry on seeing her stamped and complained to the TTE. She was later disembarked at Tumkur," a South Western Railway (SWR) zone official said.

The woman was travelling from Bengaluru to Belagavi as a transit passenger. Her status as such a passenger was stamped on her knuckle.

However, after some time, her fellow passengers observed her stamped hand and misunderstood that she was violating the quarantine norms.

Without realising that she was just a transit passenger who will be quarantined on reaching her destination, they created pandemonium and complained to the travelling ticket inspector.

"Following the public pressure, she was forcibly disembarked in Tumkur station," said the official.

Incidentally, the railways allows transit passengers to travel.

The official said the TTE would not have been aware of the rules and must have yielded to the passengers' pressure.

Later, the woman was allowed to board another train and reach her destination, the official said.

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February 19,2020

Bengaluru, Feb 19: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa thanked his Kerala counterpart Pinarayi Vijayan for initiating action against those dumping bio-medical and bio-wastes in Karnataka's districts from neighboring state Kerala.

In a statement, he said, "First I would like to thank Kerala Chief Minister Pinnarayi Vijayan for his prompt reaction and response to initiate legal action against the dumpers of bio-medical and bio-waste in our districts neighboring Kerala."

The Karnataka Chief Minister has taken a serious note of the reports in a section of media on alleged dumping of bio-medical waste and bio-waste by people from Kerala in bordering Mysuru, Kodagu and Chamarajnagar districts.

"I have directed deputy commissioners of concerned districts, environment department, and pollution control board to take stock of the situation and check surreptitious activities of individuals and agencies from Kerala who are indulging in this illegal activity. I have also directed the officials to prevent the use of this bio-medical waste by Jaggery units as fuel," Yediyurappa said.

He assured that soon this activity will be checked and ended.

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July 8,2020

Udupi, Jul 8: A 15-year-old boy belonging to Saligrama in Udupi district, who was under home quarantine with his mother, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself yesterday.

His throat swabs were sent for testing. The report received today and it showed that he did not have coronavirus.
 
The boy, a class ten student studying in Kota, was quarantined along with his mother at home after a person in a family, where she was working as a maid tested positive for Covid-19.

The boy is suspected to have taken the extreme step out of depression as he was not allowed to go out. The last rites were held today.

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