The second phase agitation seeking a separate municipal corporation began in Dharwad on Friday with the Separate Municipal Corporation Struggle Committee launching a protest campaign titled ‘Satya Pratipadana’ to assert its rightful demand.
As part of the campaign, people from different walks of life staged a symbolic dharna and satyagraha in front of the Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha and expressed their ire against the government for not fulfilling their rightful demand.
It may be recalled that last month, the HDMC council passed a resolution seeking creation of Greater HDMC which is against the earlier decision of the bifurcation of HDMC to create Dharwad municipal corporation.
Among them a group of protesters picketed the residence of former MLA Chadrakanth Bellad, accusing his son and incumbent MLA from Hubballi Dharwad West constituency Arvind Bellad of writing to the Governor of Karnataka to stall the Bill on bifurcation of HDMC sent by the government.
Addressing the protesters, AICC member Deepak Chinchore alleged that Mr. Arvind Bellad was playing a double game. Mr. Arvind Bellad who earlier supported the bifurcation of HDMC had now written to the Governor asking him not to give his assent to the Bill sent by the State government on the bifurcation. Residents of Dharwad would teach him a lesson, he said.
