Transport strike: No plans to impose ESMA, clarifies Bommai

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December 12, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 12: Karnataka Home minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday ruled out any possibilities of enforcing ESMA against the State Transport Corporation employees, who were on strike since Thursday.

"State Government has no plans to impose Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against the striking employees of the State Transport Corporation", the Minister said after meeting Chief minister B S Yediyurappa.

Stating that the general public are in great trouble following the agitation by the STC employees, the home minister had appealed to the Union Leaders to come for negotiations to resolve their issues.

"It is unfair on the past of the Employees, who had stayed away from their works, when the people of the state are at great difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic" he said.

Maintaining that the Transport minister Lakshman Savadi has continued touch with both the Officials of the STC's as well as with the leaders of the agitating employees leaders, the Home minister expressed confidence that the issue would be resolved soon.

Meanwhile, Chief minister B S Yediyurappa had also appealed to the Union leaders to end their strike and help to bring the Transport services in the state to normalcy. as the general public including students, labourers as well as farmers had been badly affected by the agitation.

Chief minister had also assured to look into addressing the issues bothering the STC employees, once they withdraw their agitation.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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