Yeddyurappa hosts lunch to 102 Dalits at his house, gifts them sarees, dhoties

DHNS
August 29, 2017

Bengaluru, Aug 29: An elated Shobha showed off her shining new red saree. “I’ve been walking around wearing old sarees. I have a new one now, ” she said. The 57-year-old woman from Hubballi was among 102 Dalits who had lunch with BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa at his posh Dollars Colony home here on Monday.

The Dalit families Yeddyurappa hosted were those whose homes he visited for breakfast and lunch during his Jan Sampark Abhiyan between May and June this year. Not only did Yeddyurappa personally serve them lunch, he also gave away parting gifts - two pairs of sarees for women and two pairs of dhoti-shalya and shirts for men.

Dalits make up one of the largest chunks of voters. Even the Congress and JD(S) are drawing up plans to reach out to them ahead of the 2018 Assembly polls.

“I have specific plans for the upliftment of the marginalised communities. I will tell you what they are once I return to power,” Yeddyurappa told the Dalit families. “My visit to your homes is afresh in my eyes. Many homes didn’t have proper kitchens and rooms. Still, you invited me despite facing opposition. I will never forget it.”

Hitting out at Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara for criticising his outreach effort, Yeddyurappa said: “I want to ask them, have you invited Dalits to your home? Have you visited Dalit mohallas? There is an awakening among Dalits now and they will teach the Congress a lesson.”

The families were accompanied by some Dalit faces of the BJP - former ministers Govind M Karjol and A Narayanaswamy, legislator D Veeraiah, former IAS officer Shivaram and party state general secretary N Ravi Kumar.

Transportation arranged

BJP district units were made responsible to ensure travel arrangement of the Dalit families and ensure they reached Yeddyurappa’s Dollar Colony home on Monday morning. Post lunch, two buses were arranged to take the families on a tour of the Vidhana Soudha, ISKCON temple, Cubbon Park and Lalbagh. “Four-fifths of the families have never visited Bengaluru,” Yeddyurappa said.

Dalit seer Madara Chennaiah Swami from Chitradurga was also present. “Contrary to popular belief, Dalits face atrocities at the hands of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and not Veerashaiva Lingayats or Vokkaligas,” he said.

“Senior IAS officer Ratna Prabha was not made Chief Secretary. Who was responsible for that,” he asked.

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TR
 - 
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017

ಮಾಡಿದ ಪಾಪ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಕೋಸ್ಕರ ಯಾಹ್ತ್ನಿಸುತಿದ್ದರಾಯ್.

 

ಯೆಡ್ಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಕಲಾ ಮಿಂಚಿ ಹೋಗಿದ್ಯ ಯಾವದಾದ್ರು ಮಠ ನೋಡ್ಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ.

Raghav
 - 
Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017

There is an untouchability complaint against BJP chief and former CM BS Yeddyurappa. The complainant has said that though he posed to be eating at a Dalit home, the fact is that the food was from a hotel and not the one prepared by the Dalit family. A Dalit has filed a complaint with Mandya district police against Yedurappa. Yedurappa has been accused of practising untouchability.

ali
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Tuesday, 29 Aug 2017

YAddis drama for just vote bank>>> just see his cunning face haha fraud number 1

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June 23,2020

Bengaluru, Jun 23: In an attempt to avoid exploitation of patients affected with coronavirus, the Karnataka government on Tuesday announced fixing charges that could be collected from patients by the private hospitals for treatment in the State.

There are now two sets of rates for patients--those who are referred by public health facilities and those who approach private hospitals directly.

According to the notification issued by State Chief Secretary TM Vijay Bhaskar on Tuesday, 50 per cent of the total beds in private hospitals having facilities to treat Covid-19 patients shall be reserved for the treatment of patients referred by public health authorities.

This will include the high-dependency unit and ICU (intensive care unit) beds both with and without ventilators. The hospitals may utilise the remaining Covid beds for admitting Covid-19 patients privately.

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Agencies
July 13,2020

Bengaluru, July 13: The Karnataka government today announced the cancellation of I PUC supplementary examinations across the state. 

Primary and Secondary Education minister S Suresh Kumar announced that the government took the decision in the wake of rising cases of Covid-19 and re-introduction of the lockdown. According to sources in the education department, as many as 60,000 students were supposed to appear for the examination.

Previously, the state government had decided to hold these exams at the college level in every district and publish the results by 30 July. However, the government has withdrawn even that arrangement and completely cancelled the exams. 

According to the minister, all the students who failed in the I PUC examination, shall also be promoted to II PUC. "The students who have attended all the subjects but unable to pass the exams will also be promoted to the next class," Suresh Kumar said.

However, those who missed out on the exams due to health reasons or failed in the examinations will be given a small test at the time of commencing classes for II PUC to assess their learning ability at the college level, according to the minister. "Only those students who missed out on the examination due to shortage of attendance will not be promoted to the next class," Suresh Kumar clarified.

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March 21,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 21: The news and public relations department, the Indian Red Cross Society and the Karnataka State Labour Studies Institute have invited volunteers for the programme to provide real-time information to people to avoid spreading rumours and misinformation about coronavirus.

This is an opportunity to join hands with the Karnataka government and fight coronavirus. These volunteers will be known as the "Corona Warriors", who will be entrusted with the job of monitoring social media sites to check rumours that are being spread across all taluks in the state. They will also take steps to provide proper information.

Applications are already being shared online and registered volunteers will be provided with appropriate training, security kits and identification cards at all district offices of the Department of Information and Public Relations.

At least four volunteers will work in four shifts per day in each taluk of the state. There are about 120 volunteers in Bengaluru city and about 3,000 Corona Warriors are expected to register from across the state. Over 400 volunteers have registered via online application on the first day.

Fifteen people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the state, said Karnataka Health Minister B Sriramulu on Friday.

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