HMK’s agitation postponed
The Hindu
THANJAVUR The Hindu Makkal Katchi has accepted the reason given by the police for the denial of permission to hold a demonstration here on Saturday and postponed it.Talking to reporters here on May 8,
THANJAVUR The Hindu Makkal Katchi has accepted the reason given by the police for the denial of permission to hold a demonstration here on Saturday and postponed it. Talking to reporters here on May 8, the HMK founder, Arjun Sampath said that a fast was planned by the party at Thanjavur today to demand that the administration of Hindu temples be handed over to an independent board comprising of devotees sans the participation of the government and politicians.Leaders and legislators hailing from Ballari, which is part of the Kalyana Karnataka region, seem to be a source of much political upheaval in Karnataka, going by recent history. This has been the case since the time illegal mining hit national and international headlines in the 2000s and the place gained reputation as “Republic of Ballari”.
The former BJP MLA of Udupi K. Raghupathi Bhat claimed on Saturday that he contesting the Legislative Council elections from South West Graduates’ Constituency as rebel candidate made the saffron party field its party leader C. T. Ravi in the biennial elections to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly.