Quota policy has to continue as long as caste system exists: CM

DHNS

August 21, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 21: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the reservation policy will have to continue as long as caste system exists in society.

Speaking after presenting the D Devaraj Urs Award-2017 to former Union Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge at the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Siddaramaiah blamed the BJP for working against equality in society and charged the party of taking a stand against reservation.

He said “real independence” can be achieved only if there is social and economic freedom for all. The chief minister accused the BJP of trying to scuttle the rights of states on deciding on reservation for communities by proposing to give constitutional status to the National Commission for Other Backward Classes.

He sought to know how many times BJP president Amit Shah had spoken in favour of reservation. Even senior BJP leaders such as L K Advani had opposed the recommendations of the Mandal Commission, he said.

Kharge even accused the BJP to trying to tamper with the Constitution to do away with reservation.

Siddaramaiah accused the BJP of opposing pro-people and pro-poor policies of the state government such as Anna Bhagya scheme of providing free rice to BPL families and Indira canteen set up to help the poor get meals at affordable rates.

“No Indira canteen has come up in areas declared as play grounds or parks as claimed by the BJP. Elite clubs have come up in parks, however the BJP is not opposing them. The party only targets the poor,” he charged.

‘Beware of the BJP’

At another event to celebrate Urs’ 102nd birth anniversary organised by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee at Sir Puttanna Chetty Town Hall in Bengaluru, party working president Dinesh Gundu Rao urged Congress workers to beware of the BJP. The BJP is capable of hatching a conspiracy of adulterating food served at the canteens to scuttle the scheme, he charged.

The Devaraj Urs Award, instituted by the state government, carries a purse of Rs 2 lakh and a citation. After receiving the award, Kharge turned emotional while recalling his days as a minister in the Urs’ Cabinet.

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Govind Karjol ready to quit DyCM post for smooth cabinet expansion

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January 28,2020

Chikkamagaluru, Jan 28: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Minister for Public Works Govind Karjol on Tuesday said that he is ready to quit if the post asks him to do so to pave way for smooth expansion of the Cabinet.

Responding to a question from media persons on the issue here, he said he was ready to quit his post any time.

“If the party asks me to resign now, I will send back my official car and return by bus”, he added.

Further, he opined that there should not be efforts to seek a berth in the Cabinet based on caste.

“Putting pressure on the party based on caste is not right. The party will consider those who worked for the party and also take district-wise representation into account while filling up the vacancies”, he added.

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Need a law to shoot at sight those raising anti-India slogans: B C Patil

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March 2,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 2: Karnataka Minister BC Patil on Monday repeated his earlier statements that he will approach the Centre to bring a law to "shoot at sight" anyone who raises anti-India slogans.

"I am not going back on my statement as I have not said anything wrong. I had said that I will ask the central government to bring a law to shoot at sight those who shout slogans against India. Nowadays it has become a fashion for some youths to get popularity this way which spoils the country and patriotism," Patil told reporters here.

"There is nothing wrong in asking for a law. I have not said that I will myself shoot someone who shouts slogans against India. If the same thing happens in Pakistan, they will be beheaded. But we are not so brutal, we book a case and send them to judicial custody," he added.

Patil also said that there was no need for holding discussions over the amended Citizenship Act, but added that the ruling BJP will defend it if the opposition raises a stir in the state Assembly.

The budget session of the Karnataka Assembly began on Monday.

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He deserves his own recommendation.

Because his statement anti Indians.

God bless them wisdom these loose chaddies

What if BC patil raises anti-india slogan

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Karnataka Hospital Cured COVID-19 Patient Using Plasma Therapy: Minister

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June 3,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 3: The Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences at Hubballi has successfully treated a COVID-19 patient through plasma therapy, state medical education minister K Sudhakar said today.

"Karnataka achieves yet another milestone in battle against #COVID19. KIMS Hubli has successfully treated a Covid19 patient through Plasma Therapy & is the first institute in the state to accomplish this. Congrats to KIMS doctors & staff for this feat!" Mr Sudhakar tweeted.

In plasma therapy treatment, plasma cells from a COVID-19 patient, who has recovered from the disease, is transfused to a coronavirus patient who is in critical condition to treat him.

Plasma therapy was effectively used in the past during Ebola and the Spanish flu pandemic.

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