Politics

High drama prevailed for some time at the Deputy Commissioner’s office premises in Dharwad on Friday when BJP members and leaders who are on an indefinite protest seeking Minister for Planning and Statistics Nagendra’s resignation barged into the premises and tried to enter the office. On Friday, MP and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, former Mayor Iresh Anchatageri, district unit president Thippanna Majjagi and others participated in the protest and demanded Mr. Nagendra’s resignation.

Karnataka Chief Minister Vijay has urged the Union government to use the 1971 Census as the basis for delimitation, retain the existing 543 Lok Sabha seats for the next 25 years, and accommodate women’s reservation within the existing seats. He argued that this approach would help protect the political representation of states that have successfully controlled population growth while ensuring a balanced and fair representation system. The proposal has sparked discussion about the future of parliamentary representation and the impact of delimitation on different states.

The return of Vinay Kulkarni to the Karnataka Cabinet has ended Dharwad’s long wait for political representation in the state government. The development has brought renewed attention to Dharwad’s political importance and raised expectations about greater focus on the district’s development needs. However, the decision has also disappointed several other leaders and aspirants who were reportedly hoping for a ministerial opportunity. The Cabinet reshuffle has therefore generated mixed reactions, with supporters welcoming the return while others continue to await their turn for representation. The development is expected to strengthen Dharwad’s political voice and could bring renewed focus to infrastructure, employment, education, industry and regional development in the district.

Under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Booth Level Officers (BLOs) in Dharwad have recorded 99.99% achievement in distribution of enumeration forms to voters. According to a release issued by Dharwad Deputy Commissioner Snehal R., in the SIR process which started on June 30, a total of 16,21,850 enumeration forms have been distributed out of the total electorate of 16,21,961.

The Dharwad Pratyeka Mahanagara Palike Horata Vedike has urged the State government to issue the final gazette notification for the formation of a separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation within 15 days, failing which it has warned of launching an indefinite satyagraha The Dharwad Pratyeka Mahanagara Palike Horata Vedike has urged the State government to issue the final gazette notification for the formation of a separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation within 15 days, failing which it has warned of launching an indefinite satyagraha. The forum leaders led by B.D. Hiremath and Venkatesh Machakanur and others staged a demonstration before the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad on Tuesday and demanded that the notification on separate municipal corporation be issued immediately.