'Kannadigas insulted': CM Siddaramaiah lashes out at Centre for denying Karnataka a tableau in Republic Day parade
26 January Republic Day Parade, scheduled to be held in national capital Delhi. On Tuesday Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to microblogging platform X to hit out at Indian government by accusing them of ‘denying’ the Karnataka tableau because ‘there is Congress government’ in the state.
"The central government has insulted the seven crore Kannadigas by denying the opportunity for the state's tableau at the Republic Day parade to be held in New Delhi on January 26," Siddaramaiah said on social media platform X. The fact that the Congress government is in power in the state seems to be a factor of concern for the BJP-led central government, the chief minister said adding that, from devolution of tax to the injustice in drought relief, to the sale of banks, ports, and airports built by Kannadigas, the Centre is constantly attacking the people of the state with political malice.
In May 2023, the Congress defeated the Basavaraj Bommai-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) government to win the governance seat in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly. Siddaramaiah in his post said the proposals for Republic Day tableau from Karnataka included showcasing the life of Mysuru ruler Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, Kittur Rani Chennamma who fought against the British like Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai and Bengaluru founder Nadaprabhu Kempegowda.
"We had conceptualised the tableau of Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar to depict his immense contributions to democracy and development of our state. We had also sent proposals to depict the contributions of Kittur Rani Chennamma and Nadaprabhu Kempegowda too along with the proposals to showcase Karnataka’s rich heritage and Brand Bengaluru," the chief minister explained.
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