The Union government has insulted the seven crore Kannadigas by denying the opportunity for Karnataka’s tableau at the Republic Day Parade to be held in New Delhi, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said.
“Karnataka faced a similar situation even last year as our State’s tableau was initially rejected. They later permitted it, keeping the Karnataka elections in mind. This time, the Central government has again continued its trend of insulting Kannadigas,” Mr. Siddaramaiah said in a press release.
“Several tableau proposals were sent from Karnataka, but unfortunately, the Central government has rejected all these proposals. We had conceptualised the tableau of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Kittur Rani Chennamma, Brand Bengaluru, and Karnataka’s nature. But these proposals to showcase Karnataka’s rich nature and Brand Bengaluru were rejected,” he said. “However, the Central committee rejected our request, depriving us of the opportunity to introduce the nation to our State’s immense achievements and exemplary figures,” he said.
