District Panchayat Officer Shaikh Tanveer suspends employee responsible for hoisting Hanuman’s flag in Karnataka

Mandya (Karnataka) – Hindu organisations are protesting on the streets over the removal of the Hanuman flag hoisted on 108 feet high flagpole in Mandya, Karnataka. Keragodu Gram Panchayat Development Officer has been suspended in this matter. Chief Executive Officer of Mandya Zilla Panchayat Shaikh Tanveer Asif issued this suspension order on 30 ^th January 2024.

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Keragodu village was permitted to hoist the Indian national flag, but the Gram Panchayat Development Officer gave a chance to the people to hoist the Hanuman flag and did not take any steps to remove it, Shaikh Tanveer Asif said in his order.

1. There was a lot of controversy due to the issue of taking down the Hanuman flag from the 108 feet high flagpole on 28^th January 2024. BJP and Hindu organisations staged strong protests against the removal of the Hanuman flag. ‘What is the issue if the Hanuman flag is hoisted in a State where Tipu Sultan’s placards are seen everywhere ?’, the protesters said. The BJP had also raised questions on the secularism of the Congress Government.

2. As soon as the villagers learnt that the Hanuman flag would be removed, they  gathered there. The Police used batons to remove the protestors and later the Hanuman flag was removed and the national flag was hoisted there in the presence of administrative officials. At that time, the crowd raised saffron flags and chanted ‘Jai Shriram’.

3. Protesting the removal of the Hanuman flag, the crowd marched from Keragodu to Mandya District headquarters.

Editorial Perspective

Hundreds of Hindus have been killed by fanatic jihadis in Karnataka. Has the Congress Government in Karnataka ever taken prompt action in those cases ?