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- An unauthorized nine-foot golden-hued statue of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was installed at a circle near the Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday night.
- The Kalaburagi city corporation removed the statue early on Thursday after the Commissioner said it had been put up without permission.
- The removal happened just before Chief Minister D.K.
- Shivakumar unfurled the national flag in Kalaburagi during Kalyana Karnataka Utsav.
- The statue was installed on the same night that Shivakumar arrived in the city, and the circle lies along the route to Ganagapur, which he was scheduled to visit.
- Siddaramaiah's supporters had tried to have the circle named after him around three years ago, so the installation and removal matter to local political sentiment.
What to watch next
- Whether authorities identify who installed the statue without permission and any action against them.
- Whether Siddaramaiah's supporters renew the demand to name the circle after him.
- Whether any official inquiry is announced into the timing of the installation ahead of the Chief Minister's visit.
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Avinash Shinde
Corporation Commissioner
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“the statue was installed without permission and that, on his direction, it was removed”
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…Karnataka Utsav. Curiously, the statue was installed at the circle hurriedly on Wednesday night. Mr. Shivakumar also arrived in Kalaburagi on the same night. Corporation Commissioner Avinash Shinde told The Hindu that the statue was installed without permission and that, on his direction, it was removed . The circle falls along the route to Ganagapur in Afzalpur taluk, which Mr. Shivakumar was scheduled to visit. Around three years ago, Mr. Siddaramaiah's supporters had attempted to name the circle after him. Published…
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Named India · Karnataka High Court · Avinash Shinde · DK Shivakumar · Kalaburagi City Corporation · Siddaramaiah
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