<p>Karnataka Rajya Shivsena (KRS) has suggested the State Government change the academic year from existing one to January to December with a revised syllabus from next year, in the background of the COVID-19 situation, and any plan for online education this time should be dropped, as it would trouble rural students a lot.</p>.<p>"Students should be allowed to get prepared for the next education, without online education, as the government cannot arrange smartphones for all students," Karnataka Rajya Shivsena president Kumar Hakari opined.</p>.<p>Due to the lockdown, teachers of many private schools are in serious trouble, and therefore, special package or salary should be arranged for them, he demanded.</p>.<p>The recent amendment to the land reforms act would help only real estate businessmen, and small landholders will disappear. This amendment should be dropped immediately, he added.</p>.<p>"I will contest for Karnataka West Graduates Constituency elections of the Legislative Council. I have already started meeting voters and using our networks, while social media is also being used for campaigning, Hakari added.</p>
<p>Karnataka Rajya Shivsena (KRS) has suggested the State Government change the academic year from existing one to January to December with a revised syllabus from next year, in the background of the COVID-19 situation, and any plan for online education this time should be dropped, as it would trouble rural students a lot.</p>.<p>"Students should be allowed to get prepared for the next education, without online education, as the government cannot arrange smartphones for all students," Karnataka Rajya Shivsena president Kumar Hakari opined.</p>.<p>Due to the lockdown, teachers of many private schools are in serious trouble, and therefore, special package or salary should be arranged for them, he demanded.</p>.<p>The recent amendment to the land reforms act would help only real estate businessmen, and small landholders will disappear. This amendment should be dropped immediately, he added.</p>.<p>"I will contest for Karnataka West Graduates Constituency elections of the Legislative Council. I have already started meeting voters and using our networks, while social media is also being used for campaigning, Hakari added.</p>