Guest lecturers accuse government of harassment, demand pending salaries

February 4, 2013

Mangalore, February 4: Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Guest Lecturers' Association held a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Monday, demanding pay of their pending salaries from the government.

The protestors shouted slogans against the Education Department of the government accusing it of harassing them and not shelling out their salaries since July 2012.

The salaries of guest lecturers holding masters degrees are currently Rs.8,000 while lecturers who have passed NET and possess PhD are being paid Rs.,10,000. The protestors demanded that their wages be increased to Rs.15,000.

Government colleges having KPSC permanent lecturing posts must appoint guest lecturers who are rendering their services, they demanded.

Although the government is spending crores of rupees on higher education, guest lecturers are being looked at as 'untouchables' and slaves, the protestors alleged and demanded justice from the government.

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Brahmin Savarkar was non-veg eater; wasn't against cow slaughter: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

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October 3,2024

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao reminded that V D Savarkar was not against cow slaughter as he himself was non-veg eater, PTI reported on Thursday.

"As a Brahmin he was eating meat, and he was openly propagating eating meat," said the minister at an event in Bengaluru.

Reacting to Gundu Rao's claim, BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Congress a "factory of lies" as he warned that India won't tolerate any disrespect towards Savarkar.

"By disrespecting Veer Savarkar they have shown that they don't respect freedom fighters. During the Congress government, Sardar Bhagat Singh was termed a separatist in textbooks...By making those who want to break the nation join the congress party, Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the ideology of 'tukde tukde' and he is a 'modern Jinnah' who speaks ill of the country abroad...," he said.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier this week in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The complainant, who is the director of an NGO, claimed he watched a press conference addressed by Gandhi in Hingoli and also a speech made by the Congress leader in November 2022.

He alleged that Gandhi, on the two occasions, by his words and visual representations knowingly harmed the reputation of Veer Savarkar and also tried to defame the latter's image in the society.

According to the complainant, Gandhi said "Savarkar is BJP and RSS jin" which was defamatory in nature.

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