Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will be in city on Mar. 5 and 6 to launch a slew of development works; inaugurate the new Office of the Deputy Commissioner on Mysuru-Bannur Road; dedicate the Jayadeva Multi-speciality Hospital and Trauma Centre on KRS Road among others.
A meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office on Wednesday to review the development works that will be inaugurated by the CM.
On Mar. 5 at 10 am, Siddharamaiah will inaugurate Kanaka Bhavan in Nanjangud that has been constructed out of the 75 percent funds released by the Backward Classes Welfare Department. At 10.30 am, he will proceed towards Gundlupet and return to the city to attend a Congress Convention at Jayapura on the outskirts of Mysuru.
The same evening, he will return to Mysuru and participate in the valedictory of three-day Job Mela at Maharaja’s College Grounds. At 7 pm, he will unveil the statue of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa at Ramakrishnanagar Circle here.
Ornamental lamp posts dot the widened stretch of Road from Mysuru Dairy Circle to Bannur Road Junction
On Mar. 6, the CM will inaugurate the new DC Office Complex on Mysuru-Bannur Road at 10 am and perform bhoomi puja for Gandhi Bhavan to be constructed on a one acre plot in German Press premises in Siddarthanagar at a cost of Rs. 3 crore by the Information Department. The work has been entrusted to Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Limited. He will later unveil the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar in front of the Town Hall and also inaugurate the renovated Gandhi Chowk.
At 11.15 am, the CM will inaugurate Nephrology Unit at K.R. Hospital and later distribute MUDA sites at Lalithadrinagar and CA sites. At 11.45 am, he will proceed to KRS Road to inaugurate Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Hospital that has been constructed at PKTB Sanatorium premises at a cost of Rs. 210 crore and also lay foundation stone for the District Hospital at PKTB premises.
On 18-1-2013, in SLP (Civil) No:8519/2006, the Hon’ble Supreme Court ordered as under:
4………………… We further direct that henceforth , state govt., shall not grant any permission for installation of any statue in Public Roads, Pavements, Sideways and other Public utility places. Obviously this order shall not apply to installation of high mast lights, Street lights or construction relating to electrification, traffic , toll or for development and beatification of the streets, Highways, Roads etc and relating to Public utility facilities.
5. The above order shall also apply to all other states and union territories. The Chief Secretaries / Administrators shall ensure compliance of the above order.
The above order was cited in WP 49960/ 2017 and the Division Bench of Karnataka High Court in its order dated 29-1-2018 said: In view of the abov matter requires consideration . Issue Rule .
Impugned order dated 3-3-2017, issued by Govt. pf Karanataka permitting installation of Statue of Sri. Shivaratri Rajendra Mahaswamy is stayed pending disposal of this writ petition.
Despite the above unambiguous order of the Supreme Court and High Court, how can the CM unveil the statue of Sri. Ramakrishna and Dr. Ambedkar which is either in the middle of a circle or a public utility ? I don’t think Dr. Ambedkar himself would have approved such contemptuous act by a head of the state. DC and Chief Secretary also equally responsible for this gross abuse !
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