Karnataka | Posted on Jan 29, 2012 at 11:03am IST
Government firm on shifting statue of Ambedkar
indianexpress Express News Service , The New Indian Express
MANGALORE: The state government on Saturday remained firm on its
decision to shift the statue of Ambedkar, in front of Vidhana Soudha,
in order to expedite Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited's
(BMRCL) metro project in Bangalore.
"The Ambedkar statue will be shifted temporarily to a safe place in
order to facilitate BMRCL's metro project," Chief Minister D V
Sadananda Gowda told reporters soon after his arrival at Maryhill
helipad, to inaugurate developmental programmes in Mangalore.
It will be re-installed at the same place after the completion of
work, the Chief Minister clarified when reporters sought to know about
the government's stand, as Dalits were stiffly resisting the
relocation of the statue.
Justifying the decision to shift the statue as "necessary", he said
the decision to relocate the statue was taken after convening a
meeting of the Social Welfare Department and the Cabinet.
On rising communal conflicts in the district, he said the government
will take action against the culprits.
"There is no question of favouring any community," he said. Asked
about the Governor's decision to clear the name of Justice
Chandrashekharaiah for the post of Upa Lokayukta, the Chief Minister
refused to discuss anything about the Governor in the public domain.
------------------------------------
----
INFORMATION OVERLOAD?
Get all ZESTCaste mails sent out in a span of 24 hours in a single mail. Subscribe to the daily digest version by sending a blank mail to ZESTMedia-digest@yahoogroups.com, OR, if you have a Yahoo! Id, change your settings at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/join/
PARTICIPATE:-
On this list you can share caste news, discuss caste issues and network with like-minded anti-caste people from across India and the world. Just write to zestcaste@yahoogroups.com
TELL FRIENDS TO SIGN UP:-
If you got this mail as a forward, subscribe to ZESTCaste by sending a blank mail to ZESTCaste-subscribe@yahoogroups.com OR, if you have a Yahoo! ID, by visiting http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join/
Also have a look at our sister list, ZESTMedia: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTMedia/Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTCaste/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
ZESTCaste-digest@yahoogroups.com
ZESTCaste-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
ZESTCaste-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
No comments:
Post a Comment