Kannada organisations have urged the government to take legal action against the Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) if it fails to pass a resolution favouring the Mahajan Commission recommendations, about Belagavi being an integral part of Karnataka.
A delegation of leaders from various organisations met Minister for Urban Development Yathindra Siddaramaiah and urged him to take action against the BCC for delaying such a resolution.
“Four months ago, a member introduced a resolution in the BCC general body meeting, saying Belagavi was an integral part of Karnataka. But it was not passed at the meeting. The Kannada organisations protested against this, but in vain. Our repeated pleas have been ignored,” said Ashok Chandargi, convenor of the central committee of Kannada organisations.
“Preeti Kamkar, Mayor of the BCC, had referred the matter to the State government, seeking a legal opinion on this issue, though there was absolutely no need for it. The government expressed its opinion that there was no legal hurdle to pass such a resolution. Chief Secretary’s office said passing the resolution was ‘necessary and essential’. At a meeting with the Kannada organisations in Belagavi, Mohan Kataraki, senior advocate in the Supreme Court, said there was no legal hurdles to such a resolution,” Mr. Chandaragi said.
