District BJP leaders looked the other way when axe fell on Sadananda Gowda

July 8, 2012

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Mangalore, July 9: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Dakshina Kannada, the home district of Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, have remained silent spectators to the development within the party leading to the replacement of Mr. Gowda with Jagadish Shettar as the Chief Minister.

The BJP bastion of the coastal belt, has elected four MLAs to the Assembly in the last election and had laid the foundation for the growth of the party elsewhere.

Mr. Gowda was the second politician from Dakshina Kannada to become the Chief Minister after M. Veerappa Moily of the Congress, and both had a very short stint at the office.

Interestingly, the four MLAs and an MP elected on the BJP ticket have distanced themselves from issuing any public statement or openly identifying with the groups within the BJP.

While some leaders in the district unit gave mixed reactions, some others said that it was not right to seek the resignation of Mr. Gowda. Mr. Gowda had been replaced when the party was recovering from the damage it had suffered because of scams and controversies in the first three years.

Mr. Gowda had implemented Sakala scheme for the benefit of the people, they said. Some said that Mr. Gowda being the Chief Minister had not made any difference to the party or district.

A leader said that B.S. Yeddyurappa had sanctioned Rs. 200 crore particularly for the development works in the city during his tenure. Mr. Yeddyurappa was responding to the party workers demand without any bias, he said.

Spokesperson of the district unit of the party K. Monappa Bhandary said that the party had taken the decision after consultations. Reacting to the development Padmanabh Kottary, the president of the district unit of the party, said the district would have benefited immensely had Mr. Gowda continued as the Chief Minister.

“But as a good party worker he has quit the office,” Mr. Kottary added. Meanwhile, Yogish Bhat, MLA and the deputy speaker of the Assembly, said that the MLAs from the district had tried their best to ensure a longer run for Mr. Gowda. “He (Mr. Gowda) has contributed a lot to the development of the district and the State,” he added.

Interestingly, Opposition parties in the district – JDS and Congress – have used the opportunity to mount attack on the BJP MLAs of the district for not doing enough to back Mr. Gowda. “The local BJP leaders who benefited from Mr. Gowda's tenure did not stand behind him,” said Congress MLA Abhayachandra Jain. “As a sensible chief minister, Mr. Gowda has done good to the State,” he added. The district unit vice-president of JD(S), Mohammed Shafi, also regretted the unceremonial exit of Mr. Gowda. “Caste politics is thriving in the BJP. Gowda is the victim of this politics,” he said.

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Karnataka Reports 1,839 COVID-19 Cases, 42 Deaths, Biggest Jump So Far

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July 4,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 4: Karnataka on Saturday reported its biggest single day spike of 1,839 new COVID-19 cases and 42 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections in the state to 21,549 and the death count to 335, the Health department said.

The day also saw 439 patients getting discharged after recovery; even as 226 patients in the state were undergoing treatment in ICU.

Out of 1,839 fresh cases reported on Saturday, a whopping 1,172 cases were from Bengaluru Urban alone; while 24 of the 42 deaths were from the capital city.

The previous biggest single day spike was recorded on July 3 with 1,694 cases.

As of July 4 evening, cumulatively 21,549 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 335 deaths and 9,244 discharges, the Health department said in its bulletin.

It said, out of 11,966 active cases, 11,740 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and are stable, while 226 are in ICU.

Among the 42 dead are six from Bidar, four from Dakshina Kannada, three each from Kalaburagi and Dharwad and one each from Hassan and Bengaluru rural.

Of the 42, twenty-six are men, the bulletin said, adding most of them were with a history of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), Influenza-like illness (ILI).

Out of 1,839 cases tested positive today, contacts of the majority of the cases are still under tracing.

Among the districts where the new cases were reported, Bengaluru Urban accounted for 1,172 cases, followed by Dakshina Kannada (75), Ballari (73), Bidar (51), Dharwad (45), Raichur (41), Mysuru (38), thirty seven each from Kalaburagi and Vijayapura, thirty-five each from Mandya and Uttara Kannada.

Bengaluru Urban district tops the list of positive cases, with a total of 8,345 infections, followed by Kalaburagi 1,597 and Udupi 1,276.

Among discharges, Kalaburagi tops the list with 1,189 followed by Udupi (1,103) and Bengaluru Urban (965).

A total of 6,89,526 samples were tested so far, of which 17,592 were tested on Saturday alone.

So far 6,50,876 samples have been reported as negative, and of them 15,294 were reported negative today.

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PIL in High Court for preventing religious conversion of SC/ST

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March 12,2020

New Delhi, Mar 12: A PIL was moved in the Delhi High Court on Thursday seeking directions to the Centre to take appropriate steps for stopping religious conversion of socially and economically downtrodden people, particularly of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe community.

The plea claims that the government has done nothing to stop religious conversions.

The plea is listed before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar on Friday.

The petition, by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, alleges that many individuals, NGOs and institutions are converting downtrodden persons by "intimidating, threatening, luring by monetary benefits and by other acts, including miracle healing, black magic and more".

"Many individuals/organizations have started conversions of SC/STs in rural areas and the situation is very alarming. The mass religious conversion of the socially economically downtrodden men, women and children, and, in particular of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe community, is on the rise in the last 20 years," the petition claims.

It further claims as per the 2011 census, Hindus constitute 79 per cent of the population down from 86 per cent in 2001 and if no action is taken "Hindus will become minority in India".

Upadhyay suggested enacting of a law to prevent conversions by force or deceit and to award jail term for any violation.

"Additionally, the State may empower the National Human Rights Commission to deal with the affairs of religious groups and analyse religious discrimination among them," he suggests.

Apart from seeking steps to prevent religious conversions by force, threats or deceit, the petition also wants directions prohibiting religious gatherings "intended to mislead people by making false and untenable claims" to lure ignorant masses to join a particular faith or religious group.

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First of all we should know what is religion and what is its purpose.

Religion should be scientific to acceptance. It should not be blind tale.

Religion is a set of divine commands how to lead the life to be successful here and also it should lead to success if there is a life after the death.

If it can assure, we should not worry to accept. Such religion can not be more than 1. Because we all believe 1 Supreme God who has the control over every creature. If we understand and accept it, then we should accept 1 and only religion which is the real religion.

You can not force anybody to accept 2+2=5.

If religion can prove its doctrine to be not contradicting the science then no worry to accept it.

There should be open debate of all religions then the truth will come in black and white clearly.

Leave the panel to decide which is the right one. Once proved, brave people will accept it without fear.

No need any law. If you have good product why do you worry to sell it.

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Minister rules out postponing or cancelling SSLC exams in Karnataka

June 9,2020

Udupi, Jun 9: Karnataka Minister for Primary and Secondary School S Suresh Kumar on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of either postponing or cancelling SSLC exam in the State and it will start from June 25 as scheduled.

Replying to a question, the Minister said that Telangana and Tamil Nadu States might have cancelled the SSLC exam, but Karnataka will not follow them. "Will hold the examination from June 25 to July 4 by taking all care to protect the interests of the Children.

The SSLC exam was originally scheduled for March 27, but was postponed as lockdown was clamped following the spread of killer Coronavirus.

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