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For de- tails contact Ph : 25582527/25069571. ‘Police behave like school headmaster’ While Some Cricket Lovers In Bangalore Say Police Have No Business Prohibiting Liquor In KSCA Stands, Some Think Otherwise Shouldn’t the police focus more on handling the terror threat to Bangalore rather than playing spoilsport in IPL matches? Police troubling common man The police don’t have the guts to face real criminals. So they are troubling the common man. For example, even the traffic police are busy finding traffic violations by drivers instead of controlling such cases. The police don’t know their role, and that’s the real problem. N A V E E N The style of functioning of police commissioner Shankar Bidari is like that of a school headmaster. He is unaware that Bangalore is an internationally acclaimed city, where the law should be of similar standard. He thinks moral policing is a top priority. What he is saying is that Bangaloreans who wish to drink must do so strictly at their dining rooms. K A M A L A K S H S H E T T Y It’s a fact that serving liquor in the stadium is prohibited as per excise rules and not as per police rules, and the police commissioner is correct. But what would police do if people get drunk in the club house and create trouble in the stands? There are other serious problems in the city that need attention. B S R A G H A V E N D R A R A O The priorities of our cops are lopsided. After Tuesday’s terror alert, they must focus on giving a detailed report on it to the government. Focussing on alcohol consumption in the stands is a joke. The recent Pune blast was a result of the Maharashtra government and police dealing with the fallout of the release of Shah Rukh Khan’s film — priorities where they belong. U S H A G R A O The police should focus more on handling the terror threat rather than playing spoilsport in IPL matches. V I A S M S The police are looking for non-issues to distract attention from the fact that they can’t do their jobs. V I A S M S The police should concentrate on checking terrorism. I think since the police were not in the limelight for long, they intend to be in one now. V I A S M S No moral policing please The police’s job is to protect people, not perform moral policing. We already have various political outfits ruining peace in the city. Why are the police behaving like them? If drinking creates trouble — whether in a stadium or not — why is the government selling liquor in the first place? In fact, only a small percentage of irresponsible people misbehave after drinking. The police should not ruin the fun of the majority of people. D E E P A K R A O The terror threat is a major issue. The police must be ready to face threats to national security. A lot of attention and preparation must go into preventing such attacks. IPL-related matters can be dealt with internally. D I L I P K A L Y A N K A R While maintaining law and order is important, terror threat can’t be ignored. The police must tackle bigger threats first. If needed, the excise department can appoint officers to enforce its rules in the stadium. T A R U N K J A I N Prevent drunken mess The police must focus on any threat, and also ensure the Excise Act is followed. While totally prohibiting liquor on KSCA premises is not the answer, not allowing drinking in the stands is vital to maintaining law and order. Although it’s only a certain section that consumes alcohol, the police are justified in curbing freedom if their aim is to prevent drunken mess. B N G O V I N D A R A J U L U There is nothing wrong in cops giving equal importance to terror threats and alcohol consumption. It is their first responsibility to maintain order. If people are allowed to drink in excess, their behaviour will set a bad example in front of millions of TV viewers. The police won’t act unless they are forced to and with the city’s image on the line, their aim to restrict drinking is justified. A D A R S H B H A R A D W A J The police commissioner and his force must have the full support of people, as they are the ones who are responsible for the safety of citizens. M N K E S A R I Onus is on people Why should the police worry about drinking only in the cricket stadium? Most wine shops in the city turn into mini-bars by night. Here, people drink right under the nose of officers. It highlights the misconception that the privileged can do anything — that Scotch goes scot free, while arrack is attacked. If allowed to drink in the stadium, it is the people who must see that after a few sips, silence must prevail and not violence. P A S U K U M A R A N Police are right Liquor leads to loss of self-control and lawlessness. There are other places to chill out. Why be a spoilsport at the stadium? The authorities are right to adhere to rules and should enforce them without bias. N A R A Y A N S B A L A J I There is a terror threat and the police commissioner has to set a precedent. If liquor is banned and order maintained inside the stadium, police can concentrate on saving more lives — either those of players or members of the crowd — in case of any eventuality. V I M A L A K E S A R I If violation of law happens in a place where consumption of liquor is prohibited by excise rules, then the police are required to take action. There should be no compromise on this. S U K H O M O Y P A T H A K Yes, they should handle the terror threat first. V I A S M S Yes, the police should handle the terror threat and the rest can come later. A M I T A The police can do multiple things. They can enforce excise rules in the stands and at the same time focus on facing the terror threat. Also, why should liquor be served in the stands? Sports and alcohol don’ mix. R A N G A Responses received via SMS (to 58888), e-mail ([email protected]), Blog (www.mytimesmyvoice.com) and phone MY TIMES, MY VOICE Liquors should not be allowed for the safety of players. Some cricket fans may start throwing bottles at players. This has happened in the past. Maheshwari One should watch the match first and have fun later. After the game is over, people can go wherever they want and drink. Sandeep Patil Liquor should be allowed in the stadium. Youngsters want to have fun in their own ways. I think nobody can stop them. But they should have fun responsibly. Tejaswini Liquor should not be served in the stands because people may start throwing bottles. Then the place won’t be safe for girls too. Sudhakar Improve this layout now G M Palya comes under BBMP (ward No. 83). It is an unplanned layout. The roads are narrow too. The sites are too small for proper houses to come up. There is no space for free movement of pedestrians and vehicles. To add to the problem, vehicles are parked on the roadside. Even the main stretches are only 20 feet wide. Water tankers can’t enter. BBMP should rework this area. — S e n b a m a , B a n g a l o r e Need bus stand: There was a bus stand near Britannia Industries Ltd gate, next to Manipal Hospital. But people from nearby areas need the bus stand. It’s difficult to walk till Kodihalli bus stand every day. It’s tiring for physically challenged persons and citizens. This bus stand should be rebuilt. — C a r m e l , B a n g a l o r e Repair this stretch: The stretch connecting Old Madras Road and Ayappanagar (Hoodi Main Road) needs repair. It hasn’t seen any development for almost six years. There are huge potholes and heavy vehicles ply here throughout the day. — S N S i n g h , B a n g a l o r e Need space for kids: BBMP should provide space for children to play within the park on 17th Main, 1st Stage, BTM Layout. There is plenty of space at the park to set up facilities. — C h e t h a n , B a n g a l o r e READER REPORTER: REPAIR THIS ROAD This road connecting Sahakarnagar and Canara Bank Layout should be tarred. There are no streetlights too. It’s dangerous to walk here at night — A r e s i d e n t , B a n g a l o r e CIVIC PROBLEMS MY TIMES, MY VOICE WRITE TO US W r i t e t o ( w i t h p h o t o g r a p h s , i f a v a i l a b l e ) : CIVIC PROBLEMS, The Editor, II Floor, S&B Towers, 40\1, M G Road, Bangalore, 560001. E-mail: [email protected] m, with ‘Civic Problems: Banga- lore’ as the subject line. This col- umn is ONLY for complaints about civic problems HC reserves racecourse transfer verdict TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday reserved its ver- dict regarding the transfer of race- course. The Bangalore Turf Club (BTC) management and the em- ployees’ union had challenged the December 31, 2009 deadline which was subsequently extended as per interim orders of the court. The BTC has sought for four-and-a-half years time after an alternative land is made available to develop infrastructure. The BTC Employees Association claimed that the future of the 2,000 employees is at stake. The man- agement has challenged the leases of 1983 and 2008 saying they got an absolute grant in place and long as they conduct racing, they can op- erate there. The proposal of alter- native site near Yelahanka ran into trouble when a PIL was filed saying that the 95.32-acre area is abutting a lake. SALE PROCEEDS STAYED A division Bench has stayed till March 24 the confirmation of sale proceeds in the Wednesday’s auction of artefacts belonging to Sree Adi- natha Jain Shwethambara Temple Trust at Chikpet. The Bench asked the petitioners to seek appropriate remedy before a civil court by filing a suit in this regard and closed the PIL filed by G Parasmal Rathod and others. The petitioners claimed that the temple trust has put to auction rare artefacts like silver doors, stained teakwood colonial pillars and traditional paintings on ITC Wind- sor premises, instead of handing them over to any institution, gallery or any other competent authority. ‘PUBLIC SAFETY LESS AT HAL AIRPORT’ The BIAL has claimed that HAL air- port was dangerous for public safe- ty as an oil terminus was close to passenger gate. “BIA is handling 11.4 passengers with 600 flights operat- ing everyday and the airport will be expanded,” counsel for BIAL said. The hearing on pleas seeking re- opening of HAL airport will contin- ue on Thursday. HC GETS FOUR MORE JUDGES High court will get four more judges. B V Pinto, B Manohar, K Govin- darajulu and H S Kempanna have been appointed as additional judges of the HC. They will take the oath of office on Friday. While the first two belong to Bar, the other two are from district judges cadre. NO RESPONSE TO MEETING The informal meeting called by Jus- tice D V Shylendra Kumar on Wednesday to have an informal dis- cussion about the happenings in state judiciary failed to evoke any response from fellow judges as most of them stayed away from it. Justice D V Shylendra Kumar had written an open letter to Chief Justice P D Di- nakaran asking him not to perform administration functions too and had called his colleagues to join for a tea meeting on Wednesday. [email protected] Jayalalithaa’s petition dismissed TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: Justice K N Kesha- vanarayana on Wednesday dis- missed a petition filed by for- mer Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa challenging the June 5, 1997 decision of special court in Chennai in taking cog- nizance of the Rs 66-crore dis- proportionate assets case filed against her. “There is no illegality or ir- regularity in the special court taking cognizance of the case. This petition has been filed af- ter a delay of 13 years. If such a petition is allowed, it will amount to abuse of process of law,” the judge observed in his order. Jayalalitaa had alleged that the special court had not assigned any reason for taking cognizance. Footage telecast in bad taste: CM TIMES NEWS NETWORK Bangalore: Chief minister B S Yed- dyurappa and home minister V S Acharya have felt that the repeat- ed telecast of the Swami Nityanan- da scandal footage to be in bad taste. Yeddyurappa said that he was waiting for the investigation report on the case from Tamil Nadu, while Acharya said that the state gov- ernment has directed DC and SP of Ramanagaram to probe the case. As no report has come from Tamil Nadu, no case has been booked against the swami. The repeated telecast of the footage, he said does not well with the tradition of our country. “It does not adhere to our culture,” the chief minister said. Regarding the ashram land, he said there is no law to take away private land. “I have heard that Tamil Nadu officials have said that the act has happened in Karnataka. The swa- mi is absconding, unless the land belongs to the government, we can’t seize it. If there is any com- plaint, we will take action,” the chief minister said. “About the warning given to the swamis in TN, I am not aware. At least we are not going to do such things,” he added. TIRUCHI POLICE ARRIVE AT ASHRAM A police inspector from Tiruchi has arrived at Bidadi police station looking for a youth from Tiruchi, who has joined Dhyanapeetam Ashram of Swami Nityananda. According to police, a couple had lodged a complaint with Tiruchi police that their son had been forcibly held at the ashram at Bidadi. The inspector landed at Bidadi on Wednesday. “It all depends on what the boy wants to do. He can either go with his parents or stay back. We are only assisting the Tiruchi police,” police sources said. [email protected] GODMAN SCANDAL ‘Will Take Action After Complaint’ ffi The silent joy of remembering a loved one. The moments you shared together. Little moments that make lif e beautiful. Share them.With Friends. Relatives. Nei ghbours. Colleagues. With all those whose lives the departed Soul has touched. Because while life goes on, when you share memories, they stay on forever. Let ’ s plan a Remembrance. 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