Siddaramaiah

Speaking on tensions in Mandya, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said, "It is not right to fly the saffron flag instead of the national flag. They should have hoisted the national flag."

"I hope this decision has given comfort to all the families of 13,000 NPS employees," he added.

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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's economic advisor Basavaraj Rayareddy admitted to guarantees becoming a burden for the state govt.

Meanwhile, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka, R Ashok alleged that the reason behind the arrest of the Hindu activist is the scheduled grand consecration of Ram Mandir on January 22.

In view of the above information, the timing of Poojary's arrest has come into question which comes days ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony on 22nd January

The minister's remarks close on the heels of the CM's statement earlier this week that since he hasn't received a formal invitation to the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple this month, he has yet to decide on attending the event.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that his government and his party are in full support of Ram Mandir.

The language war stroked in the guise of so-called Hindi imposition and protection of interests of Karnataka had led to mainstreaming rabid lingiustic chauvinist groups like Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) which has been working in tandem with Congress party on host of issues for years.

"When the hijab is not banned where is the question of lifting the ban," Bommai questioned.