Two-day ‘May Sahitya Mela’ begins in Hubballi, speakers call for fight to protect parliamentary democracy

The two-day ‘May Sahitya Mela’ (May Literary Convention) with the taxable ‘Attack connected Constitutional Democracy’ began astatine the R.N. Shetty Kalyanamantapa successful Hubballi connected Saturday (May 16). A big of writers, activists, and intellectuals from crossed Karnataka and neighbouring States participated successful it.

At the literate convention, which started with a rendition of the Preamble of the Indian Constitution, elder writer Sanathkumar Belagali initiated the inaugural league and expressed interest implicit systematic attempts to destruct a antiauthoritarian federation and make a federation based connected ‘Manu Smriti’. “All the forces that judge successful parliamentary ideology and coexistence should combat against specified attempts. Although politically they person not succeeded yet, the information volition prevail until they are unseated,” helium said.

“Every clip forces that believed successful the ideology of Manu came to powerfulness astatine the Centre, they systematically indulged successful destroying the Constitution and now, they person posed a menace to the Election Commission and judiciary. Rights nether the parliamentary strategy are being taken distant 1 aft the other, which should beryllium powerfully opposed,” Mr. Belagali said.

Lauding the inaugural taken by like-minded radical who judge successful equality successful organising the mela, Mr. Belagali termed it a exemplary to the federation and said it should beryllium conducted astatine the nationalist level.

Delivering the keynote address, Telugu writer N. Pani said that autocratic rulers are creating a disagreement among assorted castes and communities and utilizing gullible radical to execute their vested interests.

“Cultural weapons are being utilized systematically to make a disagreement successful the society. We each should combat unitedly to support India from disintegrating,” helium said, adding that it is the work of each writer to revive the conscious society.

I.G. Sanadi, erstwhile MP, said that specified conventions are adjuvant successful combating communal forces that travel the Manu ideology.

Writer-activist K. Neela emphasised connected the request for a agreed combat to support the Constitution. “Dr. B.R. Ambedkar has intelligibly defined who are our friends and enemies. A systematic conspiracy is being hatched to imprison america successful our ain places. If we are not aggravated and don’t agitate, past it means we are accepting it. We should fortify ideology by questioning injustice,” she said.

On the occasion, a ‘Hubballi Declaration’ containing 9 resolutions was released on with Mr. Pani’s caller Shikari. Basavaraj Sulibhavi of Ladayi Prakashana, Lingaraj Angadi, Mahesh Pattar, Anwar Mudhol, Gurunath Ullikashi, V.B. Maganur, Sharif Bilemale, and others were present.

Earlier, dignitaries inaugurated publication stalls named aft Reverend George Ferdinand Kittel, Fa.Gu. Halakatti, Jagadish Mangalurmath, Pralhad Agasanakatti, and G.H. Raghavendra. Shyamala Guruprasad inaugurated a coating accumulation organised successful honour of artists D.V. Halabhavi, M.V. Minajagi, M. Jeevan, Neelagangayya Pujar and Fakkiravva Gudisagar.