Tension prevailed in parts of Belagavi when a minor boy was allegedly assaulted for waving the traditional yellow and red Kannada flag during a college festival.
A pro-Kannada group has demanded an apology from the Congress for using Rahul Gandhi's image on the unofficial Karnataka flag during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
More than 3K police personnel have been deployed to restrain Kannada activists from disrupting law and order in the city. Maharashtra and K taka governments have written to PM Modi seeking to ensure safety of people in the respective states.
Congress MLCs walked out of the Karnataka Legislative Council on Monday unhappy with Home Minister Araga Jnanendra's response on the defacing of statues that has caused tension in Belagavi. Jnanendra said 38 persons have been arrested so far in connection with recent incidents of defacing statues or burning Kannada flag. He said a "befitting lesson" would be taught to
Members of the Karnataka legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a censure motion against the burning of Kannada flag in Kolhapur in Maharashtra.
Members of the Karnataka legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a censure motion against the burning of Kannada flag in Kolhapur in Maharashtra.