CM Siddaramaiah: All govt residential schools will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki Schools

BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday garlanded the statue of Maharishi Valmiki at Legislators’ House in the Vidhana Soudha premises on the occasion of Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti. The CM announced that all the residential schools of the state will be renamed ‘Maharshi Valmiki residential schools’ and criticised BJP for its lack of initiative in promoting equality of minority communities.

“All government residential schools in Karnataka will be renamed as Maharshi Valmiki residential schools. Raichur University will be renamed as Maharishi Valmiki University. No other BJP-ruled state brought the amendment to reserve the SCP and TSP for the community which it belongs to. BJP only talks about equality without doing anything to implement it”, he said.

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“Baba Saheb Ambedkar warned that equality will not come unless economic and social inequality goes away. If our government implements guarantees to give economic power to the poor of all religions, all castes, it is the BJP who opposes it. So the beneficiaries of the guarantees should give a proper lesson to the BJP. Don’t be fooled by BJP’s lies, give correct answer to BJP’s lies”, the CM said.

“The reservation in promotion implemented by us was upheld by the Supreme Court. It was first implemented by our government. It was our government that first introduced reservation in leases. The people of the country should understand this. Don’t believe this just because I said so. Discern truth and falsehood. Dalit, backward and minority communities should develop the courage to speak the truth openly. This is our tribute to Maharishi Valmiki,” he added.

On Dasara, Siddaramaiah recalled that he had pledged to launch five guarantee schemes, aiming to empower the weaker sections, upon winning the elections. He said he fulfilled his promise by implementing all five schemes within just eight months of taking office. “Within eight months of winning, we launched all five schemes,” he stated.

Siddaramaiah had released a statement highlighting his administration’s achievements in the state, particularly the schemes that benefited minority communities. These schemes, Siddaramaiah explained, are designed to strengthen the weaker sections of society both socially and economically, as envisioned by the Constitution. He mentioned that each beneficiary family is receiving an annual financial support of Rs 40,000 to Rs 50,000 through the five guarantee programmes, the release added.

Under the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, 1.21 crore women heads of families are getting Rs 2,000 per month. The Gruha Jyoti scheme provides free electricity to 1.40 crore households. Additionally, under the Yuva Nidhi scheme, 1.82 lakh unemployed graduates and diploma holders are receiving financial assistance, it added. (ANI)