CM Siddaramaiah: Vested interests blocked anti-superstition law
Wednesday, December 21, 2016 IST
Chief minister Siddaramaiah blamed what he termed vested elements for blocking the proposed law towards superstitious practices. He stated those elements have been profiting from people's beliefs and opposing the regulation fearing loss of business.
The leader minister changed into speak after inaugurating the 9th annual conference of Karnataka technology and era Academy (KSTA) on Tuesday, at the same time prepared by using the academy and Christ university. "Our authorities proposed a legislation to prevent superstitious practices.
However, we could not skip inside the legislature as vested pursuits blocked it," stated Siddaramaiah, without naming all and sundry. To kerb practices like black magic, the authorities tabled the Karnataka Superstitious Practices Prevention Act in 2013, modelled on Maharashtra's anti-superstition regulation. The government, but, placed the inspiration on the back burner in may additionally this yr following opposition from some non-secular institutions.
Referring to severe drought winning within the state, Siddaramaiah said application of technological know-how and generation should maximise agricultural yield with minimum use of water. He expressed subject over climate predictions going incorrect these days.
"The forecast says there'll be properly raining in both Kharif and rabi seasons, but it grew to become out to be incorrect and the country is affected by drought for the 6th consecutive yr.
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KSTA chairman Prof UR Rao, who introduced the keynote deal with, deplored superstitious practices. mentioning overlook of technological know-how because of the motive for the USA's terrible production output, the previous Isro chairman entreated the government to spread the knowledge of technological know-how and generation to some distance-flung villages.
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