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The 2nd signifier agitation seeking a abstracted municipal corp began successful Dharwad connected Friday with the Separate Municipal Corporation Struggle Committee launching a protest campaign titled ‘Satya Pratipadana’ to asseverate its rightful demand.
As portion of the campaign, radical from antithetic walks of beingness staged a symbolic dharna and satyagraha successful beforehand of the Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha and expressed their ire against the authorities for not fulfilling their rightful demand.
It whitethorn beryllium recalled that past month, the HDMC assembly passed a solution seeking instauration of Greater HDMC which is against the earlier determination of the bifurcation of HDMC to make Dharwad municipal corporation.
Among them a radical of protesters picketed the residence of erstwhile MLA Chadrakanth Bellad, accusing his lad and incumbent MLA from Hubballi Dharwad West constituency Arvind Bellad of penning to the Governor of Karnataka to stall the Bill connected bifurcation of HDMC sent by the government.
Addressing the protesters, AICC subordinate Deepak Chinchore alleged that Mr. Arvind Bellad was playing a treble game. Mr. Arvind Bellad who earlier supported the bifurcation of HDMC had present written to the Governor asking him not to springiness his assent to the Bill sent by the State authorities connected the bifurcation. Residents of Dharwad would thatch him a lesson, helium said.
Mr. Chinchore besides warned of intensifying the agitation if immoderate determination was taken against the involvement of the Dharwad.
President of High Court Advocates’ Association B.D. Hiremath warned that if the authorities and elected representatives failed to respond instantly to their morganatic demand, they would beryllium forced to motorboat indefinite hunger onslaught successful the coming days to asseverate their rightful demand.
Senior Congressman and erstwhile president of Karnataka Legislative Council Veeranna Mattikatti said that a abstracted municipal corp was important for the improvement of Dharwad and urged the Governor to o.k. the Bill connected bifurcation of HDMC without further delay.
Committee person Mahadev Horatti appealed to BJP leaders to intervene successful the contented and guarantee that the Governor cleared the Bill to fulfil the agelong pending request for abstracted municipal corporation.
Activist Aravind Eganagoudar said that portion the question for abstracted municipal corp had reached its last signifier with the efforts of erstwhile MLA Vinay Kulkarni, BJP leaders had betrayed the residents of Dharwad by trying to stall the process.
Extend support
Several organisations extended enactment to the run by participating successful the symbolic protestation connected Friday. JD(S) person Gururaj Hunashimarad, erstwhile Mayor Danappa Kabber, Basheer Ahmed Jahagirdar, Manoj Patil, Venkatesh Machakanur, HDMC councillor Rajashekhar Kamati, Gouramma Balogi, Balanna Shigihalli, Basavaraj Jadhav, Shrishailagouda Kamatar and respective others took portion successful the symbolic protest. Following the protestation affected vehicular question was affected for immoderate clip connected assorted roads successful Dharwad.
