India, April 27 -- Sir,

The Government Public Libraries, numbering more than 10 in Mysuru, are closed for nearly 40 days starting from Apr. 15, 2025 stating Books verification, Audit etc. The newspaper section is also closed from 10 am to 5.30 pm on all the days.

With this kind of closures, the Library will be closed for public for more than 140 days in a year. No Government Office will be closed for public on account of any Audit / Stock verification etc.

As newspaper sections are utilised by students / user public and newspapers are to be read on day to day basis, how can the newspaper sections remain closed for more than 2 to 3 days continuously and more than 8 days in a month and more than 140 days in a year?

In Bengaluru, the new...