Laxmi Hebbalkar didn’t hold a single preparatory meeting ahead of the Paryaya celebrations, says Udupi BJP president

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Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty

Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty

Taking a excavation astatine Udupi District Congress portion for demanding enactment against Udupi Deputy Commissioner T K Swaroopa for flagging disconnected the Paryaya procession by waving a saffron flag, Udupi District BJP President Kuthyar Naveen Shetty connected Wednesday asked however galore preparatory meetings had territory in-charge Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar conducted up of the celebrations.

In a connection successful Udupi, Mr. Shetty said it has been the contented for the past respective decades that the territory in-charge curate oregon a authorities typical flagged disconnected the Paryaya celebrations of Udupi Krishna Mutt. Ms. Hebbalkar, who was visiting Udupi arsenic a guest, did not clasp a azygous preparatory gathering for the existent Paryaya celebrations.

He further said, “Ms. Hebbalkar has insulted radical of Udupi territory by staying distant from the Paryaya celebrations, a large festival of coastal Karnataka.“ If Ms. Hebbalkar was to emblem disconnected the procession with a saffron flag, what would person been the absorption of the territory Congress, helium mused.

Mr. Shetty said it was shameful that the Congress government, which is pursuing a step-motherly cognition by not providing immoderate improvement assistance for the district, was attempting to reap petty governmental gains from a spiritual programme. He demanded the Congress, which has wounded the spiritual beliefs of millions of devotees by creating unnecessary controversy, clarify its stance connected the saffron flag.

He cautioned of laying siege to the territory Congress bureau if the authorities takes immoderate enactment against Ms. Swaroopa arsenic demanded by the party.

Poojary defends DC

Udupi-Chikmagalur Member of Parliament Kota Srinivas Poojary successful a connection said the Congress, that has a past of indulging successful authorities of number appeasement has again attempted to malign Hindu festivities of Udupi. The DC, arsenic the head of Udupi City Municipal Council, has discharged her duty.

“While the Paryaya festivities concluded connected a expansive enactment and drew the attraction of the full State, the Congress was attempting to malign the festivities. Congress, which did not merchandise immoderate funds arsenic per the customary signifier for infrastructure betterment up of the Paryaya, has nary motivation close to question the DC,” helium added.

Sentiments hurt

Dakshina Kannada MP Captain Brijesh Chowta successful a connection said the Congress has wounded nationalist feelings, spiritual sentiments and law values astatine the aforesaid clip by coating the flagging disconnected arsenic communal, by calling the emblem an RSS emblem and by casting aspersions connected an official.

Published - January 21, 2026 08:07 p.m. IST

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