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Bengaluru lawyers protest against CAA-NRC-NPR at Karnataka High Court
Around 150 protesters gathered at the site, and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
Around 150 lawyers of Bengaluru-based lawyers and law students under the banner of Bengaluru Advocates and Law Students held a protest on Thursday evening at the Karnataka High Court against the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act. They also raised their objection to the proposed National Register of Citizens, which has been implemented in Assam, and the National Population Register. The lawyers carrying placards marched around the HC premises as they shouted slogans against the CAA-NRC and the NPR. They hailed the Constitutions and said they will safeguard the secular values of this democracy. After reading the Preamble of the Constitution, they shouted slogans of “Azadi." They also called for the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Speaking with TNM, VR Tatar, a senior lawyer, said, “Citizenship can be based on birth or domicile but not based on religious exclusion. Citizenship based on religion is unconstitutional and that violates Article 14 of our constitution. Several petitions are filed against CAA and NPR in the Supreme Court, and tomorrow the first petition is listed and it'll be seen through by them.” BG Sathiyashree, General Secretary of Bangalore Advocate Literary Union said, “This (CAA) is such unconstitutional decision creates communal tension. Political agenda and religious preferences are the basis for such unacceptable governance. But the law is common to one and all and right now, it has the supreme power to intervene and dictate decisions. Let's wait and see what the Supreme Court has to say.
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Sedition charges filed against Mysuru University students for holding ‘Free Kashmir’ poster
The student in a statement said that she was trying to bring attention to the Internet shutdown which has been imposed in the valley.
On January 8, as many students and student unions of Mysuru University came together in protest against the assault on JNU students, the local media noticed a poster that said “Free Kashmir”. Taking notice of this, the police have filed sedition charges against the young woman who held the poster. The students had held a protest march, holding lit torches and shouting slogans within the University campus. The protesters went up to the Kuvempu statue situated near the main entrance. They then sat down and began shouting slogans against the violence unleashed in JNU. Videos showed one person holding a small poster in black with the words “Free Kashmir” written in white, and the videos have been shared widely on social media. The student of the University has come forward to give a statement about the poster. “I want to clarify regarding the placard ‘Free Kashmir’ that I was holding at the protest organised at the University of Mysore on January 8. I was trying to bring notice to the Internet shutdown which has been imposed in the valley through the placard. From August 5th, 2019, about 156 days since the abrogation of article 370, there has been an Internet blockade which has resulted in the silencing of Kashmir. We haven’t heard from them for 5 months and 2 days.” The statement added that it was a privilege to dissent and raise voices in protest, “I wanted to remember and remind people that coming out to the streets to protest against the unconstitutional CAA, NRC, NPR is a privilege we have. We have been able to amplify our voices against it, while the valley has been in darkness unable to voice out their dissent. This is all I meant by ‘Free Kashmir’. Nothing more, nothing less. None of the student bodies of the University of Mysore is responsible for the placard.” The police booked one person under Section 124 A (Sedition) and Section 34 (common intent). Inspector of Jayalakshmipuram said, that no arrests have been made in connection with the case. Investigations are ongoing, along with taking eye witness accounts. Sedition charges if proven constitute a jail term of up to 3 years. Meanwhile in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena hit out at BJP leader and former CM Devendra Fadnavis for targeting Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over the "Free Kashmir" placard displayed by a woman at a protest in Mumbai against the JNU violence. When Mehek Prabhu, a Marathi woman from Mumbai stood up for the pain of Kashmiris by holding the placard, the opposition termed it as "sedition, the Shiv Sena said, adding that there cannot be a "dirtier example of irresponsibility". In remarks laced with sarcasm, an editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said the placard "shocked the opposition leaders and awakened the nationalist sentiment in them." "They attacked Chief Minister Thackeray and asked how this anti-national activity can happen right under his nose. The allegation was so frivolous that the opposition leaders made a mockery of themselves," it said. Inputs PTI
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Police deny permission for Sringeri lit fest, quote 'law and order' as reason
This comes after there was opposition against the appointment of Kulkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the Chikkamagaluru Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.
Karnataka Police denied permission for the Chikkamagaluru district Sahitya Sammelana, a literature festival scheduled for January 10 and 11 in Sringeri over concerns of law and order disruption. In a letter to Kundur Ashok, president of the district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parihat (KSP), Sringeri police inspector Siddaramaiah stated that there were protests related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chikkamagaluru and cited possible law and order disruption, The police asked organisers of the festival to postpone the event though they were intimated earlier and acknowledged the intimation given by the organisers about the details of the festival. Though the police have quoted CAA protests as a reason, organisers of the festival believe that the denial of permission was because of opposition to the appointment of environmental activist Kulkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the Chikkamagaluru District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in the run-up to the event. The opposition was mainly from pro-Hindu groups including Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The organisers of the literary festival defended the decision to appoint Kulkuli Vittal Hegde as the president and have said that the event will go ahead. "We have taken a decision that we will not change the head of the literary festival. He is someone who has fought for Adivasi rights and he has fought to bring naxals to the mainstream. There are also examples of him fighting against the government over the rights of naxals. But those opposing are saying he is a naxal. So, we have asked if there is any letter from a court stating he is a naxal," Kundur Ashok, president of the district unit of KSP, Chikkamagaluru The state government had withheld funds from the festival over this issue but the organisers managed to pool in money and continue planning the event. Karnataka Tourism Minister CT Ravi, who is from Chikkamagaluru, said that the appointment of Kulkuli Vittal Hegde was opposed due to his track record. "The state government considered him for a Rajyotsava Award in 2018 but did not go ahead due to his track record as per the police department. This was during the Congress-JD(S) government's tenure," CT Ravi said On Thursday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued a circular stating that official duty facility given to teachers for attending the event was now cancelled. Pro-Hindu groups including the Bajrang Dal and VHP intended to hold their own literary event in Chikkamagaluru opposing the KSP event however, police have denied permission for both events.
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Police deny permission for Sringeri lit fest, quote 'law and order' as reason
This comes after there was opposition against the appointment of Kulkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the Chikkamagaluru Kannada Sahitya Sammelana.
Karnataka Police denied permission for the Chikkamagaluru district Sahitya Sammelana, a literature festival scheduled for January 10 and 11 in Sringeri over concerns of law and order disruption. In a letter to Kundur Ashok, president of the district unit of Kannada Sahitya Parihat (KSP), Sringeri police inspector Siddaramaiah stated that there were protests related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chikkamagaluru and cited possible law and order disruption, The police asked organisers of the festival to postpone the event though they were intimated earlier and acknowledged the intimation given by the organisers about the details of the festival. Though the police have quoted CAA protests as a reason, organisers of the festival believe that the denial of permission was because of opposition to the appointment of environmental activist Kulkuli Vittal Hegde as the president of the Chikkamagaluru District Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in the run-up to the event. The opposition was mainly from pro-Hindu groups including Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The organisers of the literary festival defended the decision to appoint Kulkuli Vittal Hegde as the president and have said that the event will go ahead. "We have taken a decision that we will not change the head of the literary festival. He is someone who has fought for Adivasi rights and he has fought to bring naxals to the mainstream. There are also examples of him fighting against the government over the rights of naxals. But those opposing are saying he is a naxal. So, we have asked if there is any letter from a court stating he is a naxal," Kundur Ashok, president of the district unit of KSP, Chikkamagaluru The state government had withheld funds from the festival over this issue but the organisers managed to pool in money and continue planning the event. Karnataka Tourism Minister CT Ravi, who is from Chikkamagaluru, said that the appointment of Kulkuli Vittal Hegde was opposed due to his track record. "The state government considered him for a Rajyotsava Award in 2018 but did not go ahead due to his track record as per the police department. This was during the Congress-JD(S) government's tenure," CT Ravi said On Thursday, the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) issued a circular stating that official duty facility given to teachers for attending the event was now cancelled. Pro-Hindu groups including the Bajrang Dal and VHP intended to hold their own literary event in Chikkamagaluru opposing the KSP event however, police have denied permission for both events.
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Stop traitorous acts: K’taka Dy CM to Bengaluru students who opposed pro-CAA banner
Deputy Chief Minister Ashwaath Narayan spoke in support of the BJP Yuva Morcha cadre and said that they were “only spreading awareness about a new law”.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan questioned why students “were indulging in traitorous activities” after students of Jyoti Nivas College in Bengaluru opposed BJP workers’ move to put up a pro-CAA poster outside their college. The Deputy Chief Minister on Thursday spoke in support of the BJP Yuva Morcha cadre and said that they were “only spreading awareness about a new law”. Speaking to the media, he said, “How can they say that awareness cannot be created about a law that has been enacted in this country? There is false propaganda that religious minorities and Muslims will be sent out of this country. Why are they trying to do things that will divide us...I request them to stop doing these traitorous activities (desh drohada kelasa). They were creating awareness about a law that has come into force. How can creating awareness be wrong? How can you say that we are against awareness?” he said. He further defended the BJP Yuva Morcha workers saying that if students had a problem they should have gone to the police. “How can they question workers of a political party. Who gave them that right?” said the Deputy CM. Read: Day after altercation on pro-CAA banner, Bengaluru Jyoti Nivas students hold silent protest The incident took place at around 3 pm on Wednesday when a group of BJP workers stuck a pro-CAA banner on the college wall. The banner had the pictures of PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Lok Sabha MP Tejasvi Surya. The BJP workers then insisted that the students and pedestrians sign the banner irrespective of their objections. However, when a few students objected to the banner on the college wall, they were heckled and harassed by the the BJP workers, who called them “uneducated” and “anti-nationals”. According to a student, they were told to “Go to Pakistan”. Videos of the incident which has since then got viral showed that the altercation had almost escalated to physical jostling between the BJP men and the female students. The police were eventually called in and they asked the BJP workers to leave. Students of Jyoti Nivas College also held a protest on Thursday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens following the incident. Reacting to the incident, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lashed out against the BJP and Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa. “BJP goons are threatening students of Jyoti Nivas College to support CAA. Mr Yediyurappa, I am strictly warning you to control hooligans from your party. Don't subvert knowledge and institutions for your selfish motives. We won't let Karnataka to be victim of your Hitler rule!” Siddaramaiah said.
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DGCA suspends licenses of 2 pilots who landed GoAir flight on grass at B’luru airport
The incident was reported in November and the Nagpur-Bengaluru flight, carrying 170 passengers, had to initiate a go-around and land in Hyderabad.
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Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has suspended the licenses of GoAir pilots who landed the Nagpur-Bengaluru flight on November 11, 2019, even after they lost visual reference when the aircraft was 50ft above the runway. The crew considered a wrong visual reference as the centre line of the runway and consequently, manoeuvred the aircraft to the left of the runway at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport. The aircraft then veered off the runway. “The crew lost visual reference at about 50 feet, however, they continued to land which is in violation of requirements laid down…” the DGCA statement says. “The crew considered wrong visual reference as runway centerline and maneuvered the aircraft to the left of Runway 09. The first officer did not monitor flight path deviation in the cockpit instruments thus failed to give a call out for deviation.” The statement added a show-cause notice was sent to the captain as well as the co-pilot, and that the two pilots had accepted their mistake in writing. The DGCA then suspended the FATA (foreign aircrew temporary authorisation) held by the first pilot for a period of six months and the license held by the co-pilot for a period of three months from the date of the incident. The incident took place in November 2019, where GoAir flight VT-WGR, landed off the runway at the Bengaluru airport amidst bad weather conditions. The aircraft carrying 170 passengers, which was plying between Nagpur and Bengaluru, had to initiate a go-around and land in Hyderabad after the incident. However, on landing the plane began veering off the runway and onto the grass-covered strip of land on one side of the runway. During the go-around process, one of the engines stalled. The DGCA probe had concluded that after landing at Hyderabad, mud deposit had been found on the left landing gear, indicating that aircraft has rolled on an unpaved surface. Pending the DGCA probe, the two pilots were kept off flying duty. The DGCA on Tuesday issued warning letters to over 150 GoAir pilots and also to the carrier’s head of operations. The DGCA issued these notices after conducting an audit of GoAir’s flight and duty time limitations to check if the company was making its pilots fly for more than the allowed 1,000 hours in a year and if they were made to fly more than two consecutive flights at night. The DGCA had alleged that the carrier was violating safety norms, which led to pilot fatigue. Read: Flight from Nagpur misses runway at Bengaluru airport, lands on grass
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