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For me humanism is nationalism: Sasikanth Senthil

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October 2, 2019

Mangaluru, Oct 2: Sasikanth Senthil, the former Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, has said that he had expected backlash from a certain section of the society for quitting the IAS in protest against undemocratic steps being taken by the union government. 

Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the launch of Gandhi 150 Chintana Yatre at Sri Brahma Baidarkala Garodi Kshetra, Kankanady, here to mark Gandhi Jayanti, Mr Senthil said that he was read to work at the grassroots level and travel across the nation wherever there is a problem.

Senthil said that his resignation was a personal and national thing. “I have explained the reasons for my resignation in the letter. I was not under pressure from the state government. As a DC in three districts, I received good support from all the three parties in power. It is a personal and national thing.”

When asked to describe nationalism, he said, “For me humanism is nationalism. We are a nation which is built on those basic structures. There are indications and threats as always in any society. As long as we stand firm in our foundation, I don’t think this country that is very big, will be disturbed.”

Senthil said for the time being he will continue to work at the grassroots level, and was happy that people with whom he had worked within the district turned up for the event. The first time he appeared on a public platform was in Bengaluru, recently.

Senthil said that life has opened up for him after he submitted his resignation. “I am enjoying talking with people at the grassroots level. I understand their issues which I probably could not understand as the DC. In that way life has become interesting. I am more equipped to do good work as I can express, write, study and be with the public and even influence the government. I have taken the right choice and there is no negativity about my resignation. I have an ethical and moral responsibility to raise my voice to what is happening. If I did this, being part of the government, that would be unethical.”

Senthil stressed that politics was a big no for him, and that he would continue to work on people’s issues. “I am now on the ground, and I am anonymous and nobody. With my understanding of being the DC and seeing the ground level situation will help me in being a better person.”

Terming Dakshina Kannada as one of the best districts, he said that during his tenure as DC, no incidents of communal tension were reported. Meanwhile, it is learnt that his resignation formalities will take some time to get completed from the government side. On the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Senthil said it was irrelevant to comment on US president Donald Trump calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the father of India.

“We are very happy now. He was totally into public service for nearly 10 years. Now I feel I have got my friend and husband back,” said Sujatha, Senthil’s wife.

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April 6,2020
Mangaluru, Apr 6: Agricultural produce vendors have decided to hold an indefinite strike from Monday here in city's Central Market.
 
This move comes in response to district administration’s order asking them to shift to the APMC yard at Baikampady and not heeding to their appeal to allow them to operate from the Market and other areas in the city.
 
The district administration has decided to shift the vendors in order to prevent crowding in the market and maintain social distancing norms.

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June 9,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 9: A 24-year-old who wanted to experience the feeling of death lost his life after consuming pesticide — he recorded it all on TikTok — in Koratagere taluk of Tumakuru district on Saturday evening.

Chided by his mother for not earning money, Dhananjaya, a resident of Gouraganahalli, on Saturday evening bought pesticide from a shop and shot a 15-second TikTok video, saying, “I want to experience the feeling of what death would be like. I will try to kill myself.”

Locals rushed Dhananjaya to a nearby hospital where he breathed his last the next morning. Koratagere police registered a case of unnatural death.

According to police, Dhananjaya had in the past rammed his Bajaj Pulsar bike into a tree to ‘experience’ death but had survived with minor injuries. Villagers and family members had advised him to not to take such risks. But he continued to do so as he was obsessed with death and posted his opinion regularly on TikTok, where he had 431 followers.

He tied the knot four months ago and was running an autorickshaw on rent. However, his earnings reduced to zero during the lockdown and he wasn’t mentally stable, claimed villagers.

Investigators said Dhananjaya wanted to scare his mother with his suicide threat and wanted to ‘experience’ death. He consumed poison near a farm but later panicked thinking he would die. However, he was not in a position to ride back home. He called his friend, who visited the spot and shifted him to hospital on Saturday night, police said.

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May 16,2020

Kalaburagi, May 16: Former Karnataka Minister Dr Sharanprakash Patil, who was booked for violating COVID-19 imposed lockdown guidelines said on Friday that it was "politically motivated".

"It's politically motivated, the officer who filed the case was forced by MLA or some other people. As elected representatives, we're going in the constituencies, listening to people as they're apprehensive about the return of migrants. We had not conducted any meeting. Wherever we have gone we have followed social distancing," Patil said.

Patil said, "When I had gone there people came to discuss about a local problem and I was talking to an official concerned. In the meantime, some officer gave a complaint that we have violated the lockdown or something."

"They are trying to curb the voice of opposition because there are a lot of lacunae. We hear complaints about quarantine centres that there is no proper facility for food, or stay, or bathrooms," the Congress leader said.

The FIR was registered on Thursday against 23 persons, including the former MLA and 21 local Congress leaders, under Section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by a public servant) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Congress leader Patil and his followers had conducted a meeting at a convention hall in Sulpeth town on May 13, following which sectoral magistrate Muneer Ahmed lodged a complaint.

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