Activists stage protest against corporation’s failure to pass resolution saying Belagavi is an integral part of State

Kannada activists staged a protestation successful Belagavi connected Wednesday against members of the Belagavi City Corporation assembly for failing to fulfil their request of passing a solution saying that Belagavi is an integral portion of the State.

The activists person been demanding that the metropolis corp follow a solution saying that the Mahajan Commission study is last connected the borderline quality and binding connected each States involved. The metropolis corp called a gathering to sermon the contented but it failed to walk a resolution.

The constabulary arrested 50 protestors successful beforehand of the corp bureau and released them later.

As the corp gathering began, subordinate Ramesh Sontakki raised the issue. But the 3 Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti members opposed it. BJP members deliberated it for a fewer minutes but they could not travel to a conclusion.

Mayor Preeti Kamkar gave a ruling that the corp could question the State government’s sentiment connected the issue. The House past decided to notation the contented to the State government.

“Kannada organisations volition signifier protests crossed the State against the BJP,” convenor of the cardinal committee of Kannada organisations Ashok Chandargi told reporters successful Belagavi.

“In 2004, the MES was successful bulk successful the corp and its members passed a solution saying that Belagavi should beryllium merged with Maharashtra. Then, Kannada organisations brought unit connected the State authorities and got the metropolis corp superseded. Now that the BJP is successful power, the corp should person passed a solution saying Belagavi is an integral portion of the State. Deputy Mayor Hanumanth Kongali promised successful the greeting contiguous that the solution volition beryllium passed. But they did not walk it,” helium said.

“Mr. Kongali is giving a lame excuse of getting the substance referred to the Secretary of the Urban Development Department. This is meaningless. It is simply a governmental contented and it is precise overmuch wrong the powers of the corp to walk specified a resolution,” helium said.

“But the BJP did not person the courageousness to walk the resolution. This proves that the BJP does not attraction for the sentiments of Kannadigas. It is hopeless for the votes of Marathi-speakers. We powerfully condemn this. Kannada organisations successful Bengaluru volition commencement a protestation successful beforehand of BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra’s house,” Mr. Chandargi said.

Activists Wajid Hirekodi, Srinivas Talukar and others were present.