The Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) has claimed that the Congress authorities in Karnataka was plotting to take away the portrait of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar from the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi in the course of the upcoming winter session of the state meeting.
Chief of Opposition R Ashok mentioned, “Savarkar was a freedom fighter. If they attempt to remove his portrait, we will stage massive protests.”
Speaker UT Khader has neither confirmed nor denied the plan to take away Savarkar’s portrait from Suvarna Soudha. He dismissed the speculations, stating that there was no such topic scheduled for dialogue within the forthcoming meeting session.
“Just talking based on speculations or presumptions doesn’t send a good message. We are inclusive. We are positive and we will work for the betterment and welfare of Karnataka, especially the downtrodden. The ruling party and the Opposition should work together. There should be a positive atmosphere in the assembly, and that duty I will do in any matter,” he mentioned.
Final yr, the BJP confronted opposition from the Congress once they put in Savarkar’s portrait contained in the meeting.
The winter session of the Legislative Meeting will likely be held on the Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi from December 4 to fifteen. The Meeting and Legislative Council will likely be in session for 10 days, excluding December 9 and 10, which occur to fall on the weekend.