Demand for early naming of four airports in State

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Protesters staging a objection  successful  Hubballi connected  Saturday.

Protesters staging a objection successful Hubballi connected Saturday. | Photo Credit: KIRAN BAKALE

Scores of radical from assorted districts led by seers and governmental leaders took retired a protestation march and held objection successful Hubballi connected Saturday demanding that the airports astatine Hubballi, Belagavi, Vijayapura and Shivamogga should beryllium named aft eminent personalities.

The protesters marched from Kittur Chennamma Circle to Union Minister Pralhad Joshi’s bureau adjacent Chitaguppi Hospital successful Hubballi highlighting the request to reason the naming formalities by Republic Day.

They demanded that the airports astatine Hubballi, Belagavi, Vijayapura and Shivamogga beryllium named aft Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna,  Kittur Rani Chennamma, Jagajyothi Basaveshwara and Rashtrakavi Kuvempu respectively.

The protestors held a objection and nationalist gathering adjacent Chitaguppi Hospital. N.H. Konaraddi, MLA for Navalgund; Kannda movie histrion Pooja Gandhi, Basavaraj Devaru of Revanasiddeshwar Mutt, Mansur, leaders of assorted governmental parties, including Anilkumar Patil, Shivanand Muttannavar and others spoke highlighting their request and condemning the hold successful naming the airports.

They said the projected names would honour the contributions of these eminent personalities to Karnataka’s social, cultural, and state movements. They urged the Central and State governments to instrumentality contiguous steps successful this direction.

They announced that if their request is not met earlier the Republic Day celebrations, they would beryllium forced to intensify the agitation crossed the State.

Published - December 27, 2025 09:06 p.m. IST

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