Budget has left people exasperated: O. Panneerselvam
The Hindu
‘It has exposed the DMK, which made false promises despite knowing the situation’
AIADMK coordinator and former Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam said on Saturday that the DMK’s first Budget had left people “exasperated”, instead of “showing them the dawn”. In a statement, Mr. Panneerselvam said the Budget had exposed the position of the DMK, which had made “false promises” to people despite knowing the fiscal situation. Allocations for various Departments had been lowered in the revised estimates for 2021-22. Pointing out that the amount of food subsidy had been reduced from ₹9,604.27 crore to ₹8,437.57 crore amid reports of about 4.5 lakh new ration cards having been issued in the last three months, the former Finance Minister said people had begun having doubts whether a section of the beneficiaries under the public distribution system would be left out. There was no announcement on the provision of additional 1 kg of sugar and ‘urad dal’. The decision to defer the payment of dearness allowance to next year had disappointed government workers.“We are judges and therefore, cannot act like Mughals of a bygone era ... the writ courts in the guise of doing justice cannot transcend the barriers of law,” the High Court of Karnataka observed while setting aside an order of a single judge, who in 2016 had extended the lease of a public premises allotted to a physically challenged person to 20 years contrary to 12-year period stipulated in the law.
The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to interfere, at present, in the investigation against a Bharatiya Janata Party worker, who is among the accused persons facing charges of circulating obscene clips, related to “morphed” images and videos clips related to Prajwal Revanna, former Hassan MP, in public domain through pen drives and other modes.
The 16th edition of Bhoomi Habba was held on June 8, at the Visthar campus. The festival drew a vibrant crowd who came together to celebrate eco-consciousness through a variety of engaging activities, creative workshops, panel discussions, interactive exhibits and performances, all centered around this year’s theme: “Save Water, Save Lives.”