Choice to present Finest Trainer award to Ramakrishna BG is on maintain now
Bengaluru:
The Karnataka authorities has withheld its choice to present the most effective instructor award to a principal of a authorities school over his alleged anti-hijab stand throughout the headband row within the state two years in the past, sources within the Training Division stated on Thursday.
Ramakrishna BG, principal of Authorities Pre-College Faculty at Kundapura in Udupi district, was purported to obtain the honour on Lecturers’ Day, however the choice was saved on maintain after the Congress authorities drew criticism from some activists of the Muslim neighborhood, the sources stated.
“The rationale behind the anger in opposition to the instructor is his alleged stand throughout the hijab row,” a division official stated. “The federal government had earlier introduced his identify however now it has been withheld,” a supply stated.
Ramakrishna was not out there for remark.
Karnataka Main and Secondary Training Minister Madhu Bangarappa clarified that the award is just withheld and never cancelled.
“There was a authorities order relating to the problems these days it had occurred. At the moment the behaviour of the instructor was in query. That’s the info I obtained after saying the award. So I’ve instructed the division to examine that and get again to me. So, until that it’s only withheld. It has not been cancelled,” the minister instructed PTI.
On whether or not the choice was taken based mostly on the allegations, he stated folks will say allegation and controversy, however his division doesn’t take a look at it that means.
“… But it surely’s my obligation to examine that and take the following step,” Bangarappa stated.
Explaining additional, the minister stated, “If he was mistaken I’d have instantly cancelled. If he’s proper then I’d have already given. When one thing is in query it’s my obligation to examine that, which I’m going to do. That’s what I’ve instructed my officers to do.” He requested folks to not politicise this concern.
BJP MLA from Mangalore Metropolis North constituency Y Bharath Shetty slammed the federal government, saying that it insulted a instructor by succumbing to the “strain created by jihadi parts”.
“The Congress authorities in Karnataka has finished a really shameful factor by withdrawing the most effective state degree instructor award to Ramakrishna BG. The state authorities had introduced the award after following the guidelines and located him eligible for the award,” Shetty stated.
“The principle purpose behind withdrawing the award is that the jihadi parts, organisations like SDPI and PFI tweeted that this instructor shouldn’t be given this award as a result of throughout the hijab concern he had stopped the scholars carrying hijab from coming into the school,” he stated.
The MLA stated Ramakrishna had solely adopted the then official order, being a authorities worker. “It is rather insulting for the educating neighborhood that you simply announce an award, and you then take it again as a result of some jihadi parts are forcing you to take action.”