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Accusing the BJP of trying to deliberately disrupt communal harmony in Karnataka, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge alleged that the saffron party was ‘starting it’s experiments of communal politics’ in Mandya like the way it did in the coastal region. BJP leaders have stooped low,” Mr. Kharge posted on X on January 29, commenting on the Keragodu …

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Sunday justified the move of Mandya district authorities to take down a Hanuman flag from a 108-feet pole in Keragodu village, saying the national flag should have been hoisted instead, news agency PTI reported. During the day, the district authorities removed the 'Hanuma dwaja', a saffron flag bearing lord Hanuman's portrait, from a 108-ft-tall flag post …

Highlights Mann appealed to the people to hoist saffron flags and Nishan Sahib on their houses The Nishan Sahib on their houses on August 14 and 15 Mann's statement on flags has evoked strong reactions from different political parties Simranjit Singh Mann, a proponent for a separate Sikh homeland and SAD MP from Sangrur, has kicked up a row by …

Delhi top cop denies claims of bid to hoist saffron flags at Jahangirpuri mosque

Delhi Police commissioner Rakesh Asthana on Monday denied claims of attempts being made to hoist saffron flags at a local mosque in Delhi's Jahangirpuri during the Hanuman Jayanti ‘Shobha Yatra’ procession, news agency PTI reported. The Delhi Police Crime Branch is probing the violence which took place during the Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Saturday. Here are the …

Jahangirpuri clash: Asaduddin Owaisi alleges one-sided probe by police, claims saffron flags raised at mosque