In Karnataka's Mandya district, tensions escalated following the removal of a Hanuman flag by the district administration. The flag, hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board on a 108-foot flagpole in Keragodu village, was brought down, leading to protests by BJP and JDS workers. Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra criticized the state government's action. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah stated that the national flag should be flown instead of the saffron flag, while the Home Minister G Parameshwara noted that permission was granted only for the national flag. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar suggested that the opposition was creating confusion for political gain. Security was heightened in the village, with Section 144 imposed to maintain order. BJP and JDS leaders, including former CM HD Kumaraswamy, condemned the action, with BJP leaders claiming the Congress government's bias against Hindus. Congress MLA Ravikumar Gowda alleged he was targeted due to his rising popularity. An FIR was registered against three individuals related to the protests, a panchayat official was suspended, and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar criticized the Congress for appeasement politics.
VIDEO | “In Karnataka, the government stopped people in a village from flying flags of Lord Hanuman. Their (Congress) appeasement politics has fallen to a new low. This is an example of desperation on their part,” says Union MoS @Rajeev_GoI on the controversy over a Hanuman flag… https://t.co/NGBXDxaSW5
#WATCH | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, "Mallikarjun Kharge is a very seasoned, old leader from Karnataka. I certainly don't want to cast… https://t.co/pL7HHK9HIk
#Karnataka | Panchayat official suspended after row over removal of Hanuman flag. @PratibaRaman reports. https://t.co/uKDT18I6fK
#WATCH | On Hanuman flag removal row in Karnataka, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, "It seems to me that Congress and their INDI Alliance partners have made it their mission to do appeasement politics...This is the level and the depths of desperation that the Congress… https://t.co/da8xRpe7TE
#WATCH | Delhi: On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari says, "There are two things in Kharge's statement. One is an insult to the people and the second, is that he has… https://t.co/0zbOB3uMjg
VIDEO | "Narendra Modi has been elected as PM through a democratic process. On one hand, he (Mallikarjun Kharge) is insulting the public and on the other hand, he is giving the hint that the Congress has accepted its defeat (in 2024 Lok Sabha polls)," says BJP leader… https://t.co/1zJUvQ05Nv
Mandya, Karnataka: FIR registered against three persons over the Hanuman flag protest
#WATCH | Delhi | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi says, "...Whatever Mallikarjun Kharge is saying, it's real meaning is that those dynastic politics under the… https://t.co/FERe0l8v81
#WATCH | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, Union Minister Nityanand Rai says, "It is Congress who keeps murdering democracy. The country had once suffered due to the policy of this… https://t.co/LL3NAplIUC
#WATCH | On Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's "There won’t be elections anymore in India if Modi voted to power in 2024" statement, Union Minister Giriraj Singh says, "...What is in your heart, what was done by your party - why do you see others through the same view?… https://t.co/S7sQAku3rz
Watch | Peace In Karnataka's Mandya After Protests Over Hanuman Flag @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/hfWOp5ntMH
Watch | Protests In Karnataka After Hanuman Flag Removed @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/r4ZU5EaoGD
STORY | India may have dictatorship, no more elections if Modi wins 2024 LS polls: Kharge READ: https://t.co/kOgfceppOA https://t.co/KBPWu4xACf
STORY | Row over removal of Hanuman flag intensifies in Karnataka, BJP-JD(S) lock horns with Cong govt READ: https://t.co/ntGRYcecDy https://t.co/fTYwrwiCEc
Watch | Congress vs BJP as Hanuman flag removed in Karnataka, situation tense @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/plpv0eVlzx
#Report | BJP protests against the removal of Hanuman Dwaj in Karnataka #Karnataka https://t.co/aiLNLBKYwm
#WATCH | Amid Hanuman flag removal row, Karnataka Congress MLA from Mandya, Ravikumar Gowda (Ganiga) says, "We did a wonderful job in Mandya in the last six months. This is a Vokkaliga belt...They saw that one more Vokkaliga leader was rising, and they targetted me. We hoist the… https://t.co/oXtmsN7Xhd
#WATCH | Amid Hanuman flag removal row, Karnataka Congress MLA from Mandya, Ravikumar Gowda (Ganiga) says, "We did a wonderful job in Mandya in the last six months. This is a Vokkaliga belt...They saw that one more Vokkaliga leader was rising, and they targetted me. We host the… https://t.co/zJoR4Y1szi
#WATCH | Mandya, Karnataka: BJP leader CT Ravi says, "Today the Congress wants to remove the Hanuman flag and install the Taliban flag... We will install the Hanuman flag today. The times of Taliban flags have passed..." https://t.co/4AWk6XscHx
#WATCH | Karnataka | BJP and JD(S) workers protest with Hanuman flags in Mandya, over Hanuman flag removal row. Police personnel are present at the spot. https://t.co/5nVYycMpAj
VIDEO | "Yesterday's decision taken by district officers, that's the mistake here. Unnecessarily, the issue which can be solved in 2-3 minutes. This government unnecessarily created this problem," says former Karnataka CM @hd_kumaraswamy on Lord Hanuman flag removal row. https://t.co/XD6k4oT8wB
#WATCH | On Hanuman flag removal row in Mandya, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy says, "This is the beginning of the downfall of Congress in Karnataka. They are misusing their powers." https://t.co/eJm9vpWqqz
VIDEO | "Yesterday, Lord Hanuman's flag was removed. We (BJP) are demanding the hoisting of flag. Congress has hatred towards Hindus that's why the flag has been removed. We will struggle till the flag is hoisted again,” says BJP leader @CTRavi_BJP as BJP and JDS protest in… https://t.co/TvYznxI1kH
VIDEO | "Yesterday, Lord Hanuman's flag was removed. We (BJP) are demanding the hoisting of flag. Congress has hatred towards Hindus that's why the flag has been removed. We will struggle till the flag is hoisted again,” says Telangana BJP chief @kishanreddybjp as BJP and JDS… https://t.co/H84WmUIZIM
#WATCH via ANI Multimedia | Congress vs BJP faceoff over removal of Hanuman Flag in Karnataka’s Mandya; Sec 144 imposed #karnataka #mandya #bjp https://t.co/UdlZm4YZRp
#WATCH | Karnataka: BJP and JDS workers hold protest in Mandya over the removal of Lord Hanuman's flag. Police present on the spot. https://t.co/YWIR89XntL
#WATCH | On protest by BJP-JDS in Mandya over the removal of Lord Hanuman's flag, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar says, "They want to establish a political foothold in Mandya. They are just creating confusion in the minds of the public. Nothing will happen. The people of Mandya… https://t.co/a0kk6UEesL
VIDEO | "My point is: why are they (BJP and Janata Dal-Secular) instigating people? For what? Let me know. What for they are instigating?" says Karnataka CM @siddaramaiah, reacting to Mandya protest over removal of Lord Hanuman's flag. https://t.co/IGfH6XSdDB
#WATCH | Karnataka Police detain BJP workers protesting in Bengaluru over the Mandya flag issue. Mandya district administration yesterday brought down the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district. https://t.co/IntYMOKKAA https://t.co/7RhJZvEjpK
Congress vs BJP As Hanuman Flag Removed In Karnataka, Situation Tense https://t.co/beoNTQSTKA @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/IlabAGA3Pm
VIDEO | Section 144 imposed, security tightened earlier today after people staged protests in Keragodu village in Karnataka's Mandya. Keragodu village faced tense moments on Sunday after the authorities removed a 'Hanuma dwaja', a saffron flag bearing lord Hanuman's portrait,… https://t.co/awb6wwgKUA
#WATCH | Karnataka: BJP and JDS workers hold protest in Keragodu village, Mandya over the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district, which was brought down by the district administration, yesterday. Heavy force has been deployed in the area. https://t.co/3RvOUyPfat
#WATCH | Karnataka: Heavy force deployed in Keragodu village, Mandya where the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole was brought down by the district administration, yesterday. https://t.co/PQgoQ0BSlf
#WATCH | Karnataka: Security heightened in Keragodu village, Mandya where the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole was brought down by the district administration, yesterday. https://t.co/uAkKC0x5z8
Congress vs BJP As Hanuman Flag Removed In Karnataka, More Protests Today https://t.co/beoNTQTrA8 @PratibaRaman reports https://t.co/S0p87y1UTo
#WATCH | Mandya: Security heightened in Keragodu village where the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole was brought down by the district administration, yesterday. Karnataka Police Force present at the spot after BJP-JDS… https://t.co/9CzJYzQYep
Congress vs BJP Over Hanuman Flag Removal In Karnataka, More Protests Today https://t.co/beoNTQTrA8 https://t.co/AJVbIZMrkq
Tumkur | On the Mandya incident | Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara says, "Villagers have taken the permission to hoist the national flag, but they hoisted another flag. Permission wasn't given to hoist the saffron flag. The officials tried to inform them but they did not… https://t.co/KIWRc8S3Lu
#WATCH | Mandya: Latest visuals from Keragodu village where the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole was brought down by the district administration, earlier today. Karnataka Police Force present at the spot after BJP-JDS… https://t.co/CxZYbVcXPv
#WATCH | Mandya: Karnataka Police force detained BJP-JDS workers protesting after the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole in the village of Keragodu was brought down by the district administration. https://t.co/2JslLJS4Tj
#WATCH | Karnataka Police force brought down the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole in the village of Keragodu. https://t.co/fcbYv2sgzJ https://t.co/W33uSviCeJ
Chitradurga | Karnataka Police force brought down the Hanuman flag hoisted by the Gram Panchayat Board of Mandya district on a 108-foot flagpole in the village of Keragodu. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says, "It is not right to fly the saffron flag instead of the national flag.… https://t.co/5lz10CnguB https://t.co/vkcHl2KZz7
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra claims, "When the Gram Panchayat Board decided to hoist the Hanuman flag on a 108-feet high flagpole in the village of Keragodu in Mandya district, the state government showed the audacity to bring down the flag through the Police force.… https://t.co/OJ6iyYpxnz