Union Law Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Friday said the State government had mishandled the II PU evaluation issue. “Such confusion should not happen at SSLC or PUC levels. We should be careful as it involves the future of students,” he told reporters on Friday.
He said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Primary and Secondary Education Minister Kimmane Ratnakar should take steps to resolve the issue. “They should decide whether grace marks should be given or not. They are answerable to the parents,” he said.
To a query, he said the Congress was indulging in misleading propaganda and was trying to portray the Land Acquisition Bill and the BJP as ‘pro-corporate’. “The Congress is repeating the same lie a thousand times in the hope that it will tarnish the image of the Union government. But the people will give a suitable reply to the Congress,” he said.
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On Urban Development Minister Vinay Kumar Sorake’s comment that hardly any funds were allotted by the Centre, Mr. Gowda said when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently met the Prime Minister, he had made not brought any such issue to his notice. “If Mr. Sorake brings any lapse to my notice, I will take it up with the Union Urban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu or Mr. Modi, if necessary,” he said.
On Mr. Siddaramaiah’s statement that he would try to make Karnataka a “BJP-free State,” Mr. Gowda said instead of listing the achievements of his government, Mr. Siddaramaiah was attacking the Opposition. “Some people have day dreams,” he said.
On holding Ambedkar Jayanti functions, given the new rule that all such functions should be organised by the families of the leaders and not the government, Mr. Gowda said, “We should celebrate his anniversary. Or else, we will be guilty.”
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