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Centre urged to accord classical language tag to Kannada

— Photo: Bhagya Prakash K.

For Kannada: Activists of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike taking out a procession to Palace Grounds, venue of the sixth Swabhimani Kannadigara Samavesha, in Bangalore on Saturday.

BANGALORE: Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (T.A. Narayana Gowda faction) on Saturday held a massive public meeting at Palace Grounds here as part of the sixth Swabhimani Kannadigara Samavesha.

The meeting, which was inaugurated by the former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University D. Javare Gowda, adopted 26 resolutions. Speakers urged the Union Government to accord classical language status to Kannada, evolve an inter-State river water policy, implement recommendations of the Mahajan Commission and name the Devanahalli international airport after Kempe Gowda. The Suttur Math seer Shivarathreshwara Deshikendra Swamiji, Bangalore South MP and BJP leader H.N. Ananth Kumar, the former Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy, film director Prem and other dignitaries participated in the meeting.

Earlier, hundreds of vedike activists from across the State took out a huge procession from the Government Arts College Grounds, opposite Central College, to Palace Grounds. Traffic was affected on the procession route: Kempe Gowda Road, Racecourse Road, Sankey Road and Ramana Maharshi Road. The police had tightened security all along the procession route and at Palace Grounds. Meanwhile, members of the other faction of the vedike, headed by Praveen Kumar Shetty, resorted to rail blockade at the city railway station in support of their demands. Their demands are similar to the ones of the other faction.

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