Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah cautioned governmental opponents against indulging successful petty authorities implicit the ‘Nada Habba’ (State festival), which got disconnected to a accepted commencement atop Chamundi Hills successful Mysuru connected September 22.
Speaking aft offering prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari and inaugurating Mysuru Dasara 2025, Mr. Siddaramaiah said, “Goda hai – Maidan hai, let’s bash authorities successful elections. But let’s not indulge successful soiled authorities with respect to Nada Habba.”
“It was due that International Booker Prize victor Banu Mushtaq inaugurated this year’s Dasara festivities. I convey her connected behalf of the radical of the State, and the radical of Mysuru territory successful particular, for inaugurating the Nada Habba”SiddaramaiahChief Minister of Karnataka
The Chief Minister defended the determination to person International Booker Prize victor and writer Banu Mushtaq inaugurate this year’s festivities. “Those who opposed her person neither cognition of Dasara nor of our taste heritage. Twisting past and indulging successful selfish authorities is unpardonable. If you privation to bash politics, bash it during elections, not during our taste festival,” helium remarked.
He said a ample conception of our nine had welcomed Ms. Mushtaq inaugurating the festivities and that it is simply a substance of pridefulness for Karnataka. “It is due that an International Booker Prize recipient inaugurated the Dasara. Ms. Banu Mushtaq is not conscionable a Muslim woman. She is simply a quality being who upholds quality values. We indispensable unrecorded with love, not hatred. Hatred is against humanity, and those who dispersed hatred are against humanity itself,” helium argued.
Reiterating his committedness to the values enshrined successful the Constitution, the CM said, “Our Constitution is secular and non-religious. Both the High Court of Karnataka and the Supreme Court person upheld this. We indispensable archetypal recognize the Constitution to cognize our rights and responsibilities.”
Mr. Siddaramaiah said Ms. Banu Mushtaq’s Dasara inaugural code has opened the eyes of those who had opposed inviting her to inaugurate the ‘Nada Habba’.
Quoting ‘Rashtrakavi’ Kuvempu, Mr. Siddaramaiah reminded, “Leave down temples, churches, and mosques. Ours is simply a plot of bid for each communities (Sarva Janangada Shanthiya Totha). We indispensable ever retrieve Kuvempu’s words.”
He stressed that Karnataka indispensable beryllium built arsenic Kuvempu envisioned – a peaceful plot for each races – and utilized the poet’s connection to people those opposing secularism.
Turning his attraction to the BJP, which has criticised the Congress government’s warrant schemes claiming they volition bankrupt the State, Mr. Siddaramaiah asked, “Are BJP leaders not beneficiaries of our guarantees? We person implemented these guarantees successful enactment with the tone of the Constitution, benefitting the mediocre crossed each castes, religions, and governmental affiliations.”
He asserted that the schemes would continue. “Because of these guarantees, Karnataka’s per capita income is present the highest successful the state astatine ₹2.04 lakh. In fact, per capita income has doubled. Our State has besides emerged fig 1 successful GDP,” helium told the gathering.
Hitting retired astatine the BJP, the Chief Minister said, “On 1 hand, BJP opposes our guarantees. On the different hand, they transcript them.”
Mr. Siddaramaiah claimed that women’s employment has risen significantly, crediting the government’s guarantees. “Jobs for women person gone up by 21% successful Bengaluru unsocial and by 23% successful the Hubballi region,” helium said.
