The Hubballi Dharwad Municipal Council has decided to set up a House panel to decide on the issue of allowing Ganesha pandal on the controversial Idgah Maidan located adjacent to the Kittur Chennamma Circle and has directed it to submit a report by Monday.
A decision to this effect was announced by Mayor Iresh Anchatageri after elaborate discussion on the issue during the monthly council meeting of the municipal council on Thursday. He said that decision of the House panel which would comprise of members from both ruling and Opposition parties would be final on the issue.
Addressing presspersons, the Mayor said that the panel would look into the issue from all angles, consult legal experts if required, consult elders of various communities, and submit a report to him and it would be binding on the Municipal Commissioner and the council.
