A day after the saffron flag, flying from the 108-ft flagstaff on government ground in Keragodu village in Mandya district, was replaced with the national flag, the BJP took out a padayatra from the village to the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Mandya.
Govt. stand
The government has cited rules that do not allow any flag other than the national flag to be flown on government land. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the government was not opposed to any flag, but was following the law of the land and flayed the BJP for trying to whip up communal passions.