Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar addressing a press conference in Belagavi on Wednesday. | Photo credit: PTI
On the occasion of the centenary of the Belagavi (then Belgaum) Congress session presided over by Mahatma Gandhi, the mega public meeting to be held in Belagavi on December 27 will be named ‘Jai Bapu-Jai Bhim-Jai Samvadhan’. Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President DK Shivakumar said.
This and other events are part of a two-day celebration in Belagavi on December 26 and 27, with Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Seeks to create awareness about Ambedkar’s Indian ethos and constitution and the need for its preservation and protection. Prices, he said.
The centenary celebrations will be celebrated throughout the year, including the Gandhi Walk on October 2.
BJP’s ‘Evil Plan’
“Dr. In the name of praising Ambedkar, BJP leaders are insulting him. We will expose this nefarious plan of the BJP at the Congress Working Committee meeting in Belagavi on Thursday,” Mr. Shivakumar said detailing other events planned.
“The members will discuss various issues plaguing the country. It will also chart the future course of protests against the insults of Dr Ambedkar by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other leaders,” he added. The CWC meeting will be held on December 26 at Veer Soudha.
He said books about the 1924 session in Kannada and English would be released on Thursday. The inauguration of the new photo gallery and the unveiling of the statue of Gandhiji at the Veer Soudha complex will take place in the morning. Khadi Mela, a program to inaugurate a memorial hall in the name of freedom fighter Gangadhar Deshpande has been scheduled.
Statue of Gandhi
“Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will unveil the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Suvarna Soudha on December 27. The Chief Minister will preside over the event, accompanied by Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader and Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti,” he said. Party lines have been invited for the event.
Rejecting BJP MP Jagdish Shettar’s allegation that it was a “Congress function”, he said, “This is not a party programme. It is a national programme. It is a concern of every Indian.”
On Mr. Shettar’s complaint that the state government was not organizing the centenary festival in collaboration with the Centre, Mr. Shivakumar said: “We are doing it as part of our programme. If it appreciates Gandhiji’s contribution to nation building, let the central government organize its own program.
Earlier in the day, Mr. Shettar had called it a “waste of public money on a party programme”.
published – Dec 25, 2024 08:46 pm IST