Anganwadi workers not to relent till salary is hiked

March 22, 2017

Bengaluru, Mar 22: Anganwadi workers have decided not to call off their indefinite protest till their demand for a salary hike is fulfilled. A meeting between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Karnataka State Anganwadi Workers' Association (KSAWA) office-bearers on Tuesday failed.

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The protest will enter the third day on Wednesday. The workers want their salaries hiked from Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,000.

"The chief minister wanted us to wait till the byelections to Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly constituencies conclude on April 19. He had made promises twice in the past, but failed to fulfil them. Hence, we decided to protest till the government increases our salary,” Sunanda H N, general secretary, KSAWA, said.

“He claimed that he was under tremendous pressure and needed time to think over our demands. He also referred to the election code of conduct. But the code of conduct is applicable only to Chamarajnagar and Mysuru districts,” she said.

“He had promised to hike our salaries when we protested in 2015 and on January 31, February 1 and 2, 2017. But he failed to do anything,” she added.

Varlakshmi, president of the Anganwadi association and Sunanda discussed the government’s assurance with the protesters, but the protesters favoured protests till the government fulfilled their demands.

“Around 15,000 women from across the state have been sitting on protest on Sheshadri Road since Monday afternoon. Another 5,000 women are expected to join on Wednesday. We will surely gather around 50,000 workers and show our strength,” Varlakshmi said.

Former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy and leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Jagadish Shettar met the protesters and extended their support. However, the protesters clarified that they did not want any support, but wanted the two leaders to raise the issue in the Assembly.

Narayanamma, an anganwadi worker from Bidar said she had been working for the past two decades for a salary of Rs 2,000 till recently. It had become extremely difficult for her to manage expenses.

Bhadramma from Davangere said the protesters are finding it difficult to relieve themselves. “Workers are finding it difficult to get drinking water and food,” she said.

Traffic was affected as workers blocked one side of Sheshadri Road at Anand Rao Circle flyover. The police closed one side of the stretch between Freedom Park and Anand Rao Circle.

Due to the blockade, there was congestion at Seshadripuram, Okalipuram, Vatal Nagaraj Road, Raj Bhavan Road, Palace Road, Shivananda Circle, Krishna Flour Mill, Shanthala junction, Basaveshwara Circle, Khoday's Circle, Race Course Road and Swastik Circle. Vehicles moved slowly in Upparpet, Chickpet, KG?Road and KR?Circle. The police deployed additional forces, mostly women constables, to ensure peace, while traffic police handled the vehicular movement.

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March 22,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 22: An FIR has been registered against BJP MP Tejasvi Surya over a provocative hate post on social media, Election Commission officials said on Friday.

The move comes after a complaint filed by officials of the poll body and Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that the Bengaluru South MP, who is also the President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, had in a post apparently targeted a minority and spread enmity between two communities.

He also made a similar post on March 19 on X and YouTube which went viral. He has 1.3 million followers on X, thereby influencing the voters and disturbing the communal harmony between the communities, it further alleged.

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered at Halasuru Gate police station on March 20 under sections 153 A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony), 295 A (Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Indian Penal Code and the Representation of the People Act, the officials said.

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March 14,2024

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Udupi: In a freak mishap, a 65-year-old man lost his life after being hit by his own bus which was being repaired at a garage at Athrady in Udupi district on Wednesday, March 13.

The deceased has been identified as Dayanand Shetty, the owner of a private bus.

It is learnt that the bus had been kept for repairs at the garage and Dayanand had gone there to inspect the repair works.

At this time, the mechanic started the engine and the bus moved ahead. Dayanand, who was standing in front of the bus, came under its wheels.

He was immediately rushed to a hospital where he died without responding to the treatment. A case is registered at jurisdictional Manipal police station.

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March 15,2024

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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Former Karnataka chief minister and senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act on Thursday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor at his residence in Bengaluru last month.

Yediyurappa, 81, was booked after a woman lodged a complaint saying that she visited his residence on February 2 seeking justice in a rape case against her daughter and sought that a special investigation team (SIT) be formed to look into the case.

According to the first information report (FIR), Yediyurappa allegedly took the minor to a room, closed the door and sexually assaulted her. The woman further alleged in the FIR that when she confronted Yediyurappa, he said that he was checking if the girl was raped or not. Yediyurappa later allegedly apologised and asked the woman not to reveal the matter to anyone.

The Sadashivanagar police in Bengaluru have registered a case under Section 8 (commit sexual assault) of the Pocso Act and Section 354 (a) (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Reacting to the allegations, the former CM said that around one-and-a-half months ago, they (the victim and her mother) had come to his house seeking help and he had taken them inside. 

“After listening to her, I called the city police commissioner B Dayananda over phone seeking to address her problem. Later, they spoke against me and I then suspected that there is some health problem with her. I sent them to city police commissioner’s office. I even gave her some money as they were in distress. I came to know that an FIR has been registered and will look into it. But this is what I get for helping someone,” he added.

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