KRV urges State govt. to implement Kannada compulsory rule

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) members have urged the State government to properly implement the rule of compulsory Kannada usage in official communication.

A delegation of KRV activists met Mayor Mangesh Pawar and Deputy Mayor Vani Vilas Joshi and submitted a memorandum urging them to complete Kannada implementation in city governance.

They have also sent letters to the district administration and the State government.

They condemned the opposition made to the rule by Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES). They alleged that the city-based party is resorting to blackmail and is using divisive tactics.

The MES has announced that it will organise a protest against this policy in October. It has claimed that it will invite some leaders from Maharashtra for the protest rally, the KRV leaders said.

But the State government and the district administration should not succumb to any such tactics, the KRV leaders said.

The KRV leaders warned of an intensive agitation if the State government fails to implement the official language policy due to pressure from MES.

District KRV president Deepak Gudaganatti and other leaders like Raju Nashipudi, Vinayak Bovi, Arjun Kamble, Ismail Mulla, Abhishek Agasagi, Manjunath Rathod, Shanta Hanabar, Roopali Barigaddi and others were present.