“The contribution of Banjara community to the Indian freedom struggle and the culture of the nation is immense,” Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has said.
He was inaugurating the ‘Zilla Banjara Bhavan’ built jointly by Dharwad Zilla Panchayat, Social Welfare Department, Karnataka Tanda Development Corporation, and Uttar Karnataka Sri Sevalal Banjara Hitavardhaka Sangha at Navanagar in Hubballi on Saturday.
Mr. Joshi said that the members of the Banjara community fought against the Mughals, Nizams and British, although they were offered various things including positions and money asking them not to participate in the fight against them.
