If Government institutions are privatised, who will provide quota: Akhilesh
The Hindu
SP chief says BJP Governments have sold off both airports and planes
If Government institutions are sold and privatised, who will provide reservation and where will government jobs come from, asked on Thursday. He was addressing a rally in Lucknow organised by his OBC ally, which claims a support base among the Chauhan caste.
Putting up a show of strength at the Ramabai grounds in Lucknow, Mr. Yadav took a dig at the foundation laying ceremony of a by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the Government planned to sell off the airport once it was ready. The BJP Governments had sold off both airports as well as planes, he said, launching an attack on the privatisation spree under the BJP rule.
Mr. Yadav also evoked Dr. B.R Ambedkar to raise concerns over the dilution of rights of the OBCs and Dalits, who together form over 60-65% of the State’s population.
Hampi, the UNESCO-recognised historical site, was the capital of the Vijayanagara empire from 1336 to 1565. Foreign travellers from Persia, Europe and other parts of the world have chronicled the wealth of the place and the unique cultural mores of this kingdom built on the banks of the Tungabhadra river. There are fine descriptions to be found of its temples, farms, markets and trading links, remnants of which one can see in the ruins now. The Literature, architecture of this era continue inspire awe.
Unfurling the zine handed to us at the start of the walk, we use brightly-coloured markers to draw squiggly cables across the page, starting from a sepia-toned vintage photograph of the telegraph office. Iz, who goes by the pronouns they/them, explains, “This building is still standing, though it shut down in 2013,” they say, pointing out that telegraphy, which started in Bengaluru in 1854, was an instrument of colonial power and control. “The British colonised lands via telegraph cables, something known as the All Red Line.”
The festival in Bengaluru is happening at various locations, including ATREE in Jakkur, Bangalore Creative Circus in Yeshwantpur, Courtyard Koota in Kengeri, and Medai the Stage in Koramangala. The festival will also take place in various cities across Karnataka including Tumakuru, Ramanagara, Mandya, Kolar, Chikkaballapura, Hassan, Chitradurga, Davangere, Chamarajanagar and Mysuru.