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Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Friday (November 21) said that students studying successful authorities hostels are indebted to nine and indispensable instrumentality efforts to springiness backmost erstwhile they advancement successful life. Those who completed their acquisition portion staying successful hostels, cleared Union Public Service Commission and Karnataka Public Service Commission examinations, and entered authorities services should go relation models and enactment towards gathering a caste-free society, helium added.
He was speaking aft presenting the D. Devaraj Urs and L.G. Havanur Award to noted advocator Prof. Ravivarma Kumar astatine a programme organised by the Mysuru Backward Classes and Minorities (BCM) Hostel Old Students’ Association connected the juncture of its archetypal day and Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations, held astatine the Karnataka State Open University Convocation Hall.
The Chief Minister said that educated individuals indispensable neither practise nor beforehand caste. “If educated radical proceed to uphold the caste system, what is the intent of education?” helium asked.
Stating that nary religion advocates hatred, helium emphasised that everyone should presumption others arsenic equals. Education, helium said, should not pb to caste divisions but indispensable beryllium scientific. India’s literacy complaint has present reached 78%, compared to conscionable 10–11% astatine the clip of Independence, helium noted.
Superstitions, helium observed, indispensable beryllium eliminated, and acquisition indispensable respond to societal issues. Recalling societal reformer Basavanna, Mr. Siddaramaiah said that 800 years ago, Basavanna had spoken against superstitions successful bid to physique a humane society.
The Chief Minister said that 3.88 lakh students are presently availing hostel facilities tally by the State government. Mysuru metropolis unsocial has astir 45 hostels accommodating astir 6,500 students. The government, helium added, has allocated ₹3,500 crore for BCM hostels.
Describing D. Devaraj Urs arsenic a person who empowered backward classes, Mr. Siddaramaiah said helium had launched assorted Bhagya schemes during his archetypal word and the warrant schemes successful his 2nd word arsenic Chief Minister. “Bhagya schemes are meant to enactment the poor, portion the warrant schemes purpose to region inequality,” helium said.
He added that caste cannot beryllium eradicated unless inequality successful nine is eliminated.
Mysuru territory Minister in-charge H.C. Mahadevappa, MLAs K. Harish Gowda and D. Ravishankar, MLCs K. Shivakumar and Thimmaiah, BCM Hostel Old Students’ Association president Shivaswamy and others were present.
