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Dr Acharya was honest and ideal politician: Shaafi Sa'adi at BJP condolence meet

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February 17, 2012

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Mangalore, February 17: “Dr V S Acharya was an honest politician and a responsible minister”, said Shaafi Sa'adi Nandavara, Sunni Students' Federation (SSF) leader and Principal Secretary of Bangalore based Saadiya Educational Foundation.

He was speaking after paying floral tributes to the portrait of departed home minster of Karnataka at a condolence meeting organized by Bharatiya Janata Party at Dr TMA Pai International Conventional Centre in the city on Friday.

Mr Sa'adi said that if all the politicians in Karnataka followed the path of Dr Acharya, there would be peace and prosperity throughout the state.

“As a minister Dr Acharya honestly accomplished his responsibilities. He should be a model for every politician. I had shared dias with that great personality a few times in Udupi. He always used to praise me. I extend my deepest condolence to the sad demise of such a great politician of behalf of entire Muslim community”, said Mr Shaafi Sa'adi.

Most Rev Aloysius Pauol D Souza, Bishop of Mangalore, said that Mangalore diocese had a close relationship with the departed soul. “There is a saying that 'For your tomorrow, tell people that you have laid the life today'. Dr Acharya was a perfect example of this. He never stopped working till the end of his life”, he said.

D H Shankar Murthy, Chairman, Karnataka Legislative Council, recalling his four decade-long association with Dr Acharya, said that as a politician 'Doctor' worked beyond the expectations of the people.

“From solving the water crisis in Udupi to preparing the State budget, he exhibited his talent before the party and people”, he said.

“He never felt dejected when he lost an election or something did not go as per his wishes. He strived hard to eradicate poverty among farmers. Whenever there was a need for a voice, he would be the one to initiate”, Mr Murthy said.

Rajashekharananda Swamiji, chief pontiff, Vajradehi Mutt, Dr K N Vijaya Prakash, CEO, DK Zilla Panchayat, Anwar Manippady, Chairman, Karnataka State Minority Commission and Rahim Uchil, General Secretary, DK district unity of BJP Minority Morcha were present among others.

 

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January 23,2026

Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot read only three lines from the 122-paragraph address prepared by the Congress-led state government while addressing the joint session of the Legislature on Thursday, effectively bypassing large sections critical of the BJP-led Union government.

The omitted portions of the customary Governor’s address outlined what the state government described as a “suppressive situation in economic and policy matters” under India’s federal framework. The speech also sharply criticised the Centre’s move to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) with the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act, commonly referred to as the VB-GRAM (G) Act.

Governor Gehlot had earlier conveyed his objection to several paragraphs that were explicitly critical of the Union government. On Thursday, he confined himself to the opening lines — “I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the joint session of the State legislature. I am extremely pleased to address this august House” — before jumping directly to the concluding sentence of the final paragraph.

He ended the address by reading the last line of paragraph 122: “Overall, my government is firmly committed to doubling the pace of the State’s economic, social and physical development. Jai Hind — Jai Karnataka.”

According to the prepared speech, the Karnataka government demanded the scrapping of the VB-GRAM (G) Act, describing it as “contractor-centric” and detrimental to rural livelihoods, and called for the full restoration of MGNREGA. The state government argued that the new law undermines decentralisation, weakens labour protections, and centralises decision-making in violation of constitutional norms.

Key points from the unread sections of the speech:

•    Karnataka facing a “suppressive” economic and policy environment within the federal system

•    Repeal of MGNREGA described as a blow to rural livelihoods

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of protecting corporate and contractor interests

•    New law alleged to weaken decentralised governance

•    Decision-making said to be imposed by the Centre without consulting states

•    Rights of Adivasis, women, backward classes and agrarian communities curtailed

•    Labourers allegedly placed under contractor control

•    States facing mounting fiscal stress due to central policies

•    VB-GRAM (G) Act accused of enabling large-scale corruption

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