The state cabinet on Thursday preferred to play safe by authorising chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda to take “appropriate decision”.
It will take a little longer for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited(BMRCL) to start tunnelling work beneath the Ambedkar statue opposite Vidhana Soudha.
The state cabinet on Thursday preferred to play safe by authorising chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda to take “appropriate decision” to end the impasse in consultation with social welfare minister A Narayanaswamy.
The cabinet failed to take a decision on shifting the statue temporarily to a safe place to allow the BMRCL to start work. The statues of Jawaharlal Nehru and Subash Chandra Bose near Ambedkar’s statue have already been shifted to facilitate metro tunnelling work. BMRCL faced resistance from several Dalit organisations in shifting Ambedkar’s statue.
Higher education minister VS Acharya said that while the government has, in principle, decided to shift the statue temporarily to a safe place, it was treading cautiously because of resistance from organisations.
“We are treading cautiously as any decision to take up the work without shifting Ambedkar’s statue could lead to serious consequences in the event of the statue developing cracks due to blasting for tunnel works,” Acharya said.
When his attention was drawn to Narayanaswamy’s statement that a technical committee has been set up to explore the possibility of executing the work without shifting the statue, Acharya said he had no information if the committee had submitted its report.
Rs16crore for HC guest house
The state cabinet has approved a grant of Rs16crore for constructing a high court guest house complex. Two sites, one at the Judicial Academy premises on Crescent Road and the other at Judicial Quarters near Hebbal, have been identified for the complex. A final decision on the site would be taken soon.
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