Udupi District Congress cell seeks action against Udupi DC

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MANGALURU KARNATAKA 19/01/2026 : 
Udupi DC was accused of flaunting Bhagavadhwaj during Paryaya procession inauguration. PHOTO: UMESH S SHETTIGAR

MANGALURU KARNATAKA 19/01/2026 : Udupi DC was accused of flaunting Bhagavadhwaj during Paryaya procession inauguration. PHOTO: UMESH S SHETTIGAR | Photo Credit: UMESH S SHETTIGAR

The Udupi District Congress Committee’s Legal and Human Rights Cell has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking enactment against Udupi Deputy Commissioner T.K. Swaroopa for holding a saffron emblem erstwhile launching the Paryaya Procession connected Sunday, January 18, morning.

In the missive connected Monday, President of the Cell, Harish Shetty, said Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna handed the RSS emblem to Ms. Swaroopa, which she waved to emblem disconnected the Paryaya procession from Jodu Katte to Krishna Mutt.

Such behaviour was unacceptable arsenic it goes against work rules and the officers’ law duties. This should beryllium treated arsenic sedate misconduct. It should beryllium inquired into, and suitable enactment should beryllium taken against the Deputy Commissioner, the missive said.

In her statement, Ms. Swaroopa said she participated successful the Paryaya procession successful her capableness arsenic the head of Udupi City Municipal Council. She besides attended the programme to accord civic reception to the Shiroor Mutt Seer Vedavardhana Tirtha Swamiji and aboriginal took portion successful the seer’s Paryaya Darbar successful the Krishna Mutt premises. There is nary governmental motive successful her information successful the paryaya-related events connected Sunday, she said successful a statement.

Published - January 19, 2026 10:20 p.m. IST

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