The decision to remove a saffron flag with an image of Lord Hanuman on it hoisted on a flagpole erected on government premises at Keregodu village in Mandya district led to not only tension in the village but also a slugfest between the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP and Janata Dal (Secular) on Sunday.
While the BJP opposed the action, the government said the flag had been hoisted illegally since there is no provision for hoisting any other flag except the national flag on the government premises. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told presspersons in Chitradurga that it was not right to have flown the another flag instead of the national flag.
