Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Revenue Minister R. Ashok have welcomed the interim decision of the division bench of the High Court of Karnataka on Idgah maidan and hinted at allowing Ganesha festival at the controversial Idgah maidan. Chief Minister Mr. Bommai said he had convened a meeting of concerned authorities on Saturday, where final decision would be taken.
‘Letter and spirit’
He said the High Court order on Friday stressed on multi-religious nature of our country and the government would take measures to implement the order in its “letter and spirit”. “We will take a decision in such a way as to implement the order in its letter and spirit, and fulfill the deep wish of a large section of the society and maintain law and order,” he said.
