BENGALURU: In a transfer aimed toward selling Kannada satisfaction, Karnataka deputy CM D Ok Shivakumar (DKS) introduced on Friday that each one institutional buildings, together with companies, in Bengaluru should hoist the Kannada flag on Rajyotsava on November 1, the state’s formation day.
“We’re marking 50 years since Mysore was renamed Karnataka. Because the minister answerable for Bengaluru, I’ve formulated a brand new programme to make sure the Kannada flag is hoisted in any respect colleges, schools, factories, and companies, together with these in IT and biotech sectors,” he stated.
A proper govt notification will quickly be issued to implement this directive, a supply stated.
DKS urged instructional establishments to organise cultural programmes like these held on Independence Day and Republic Day. “Respect must be proven in the direction of the Kannada flag, too,” he stated.
Dy CM clarified that whereas he was not asking factories and companies to organise cultural occasions, the Kannada flag have to be hoisted. Nonetheless, he cautioned pro-Kannada organisations in opposition to forcibly imposing the rule on companies or establishments, saying authorized motion might be taken in opposition to these making an attempt to implement the rule by means of coercion.
The yellow-and-red flag, designed by Veera Senani Ma Ramamurthy within the Sixties, has been a key function in pro-Kannada actions ever since.
DKS additionally pressured the significance of Kannada in Bengaluru, the place practically 50% inhabitants comes from different states. “Everybody ought to really feel that one can not reside in Karnataka with out understanding Kannada,” he stated.
