Will hoist saffron flag atop Red Fort: Karnataka Minister

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, K.S. Eshwarappa on Wednesday said that a day will come when saffron flag will be hoisted atop the Red Fort. Speaking to reporters on the hijab row that has snowballed into a major crisis in the state as Hindu students are coming to colleges wearing saffron […]

Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, K.S. Eshwarappa on Wednesday said that a day will come when saffron flag will be hoisted atop the Red Fort. Speaking to reporters on the hijab row that has snowballed into a major crisis in the state as Hindu students are coming to colleges wearing saffron shawls in protest, Eshwarappa further said that the saffron flag might become the national flag of our nation.

We will hoist the saffron flag on any flag post. Those who have sense must respect it. Earlier, people used to laugh when we said a Shri Ram temple would be built in Ayodhya, haven’t we built the temple at Ayodhya now?” Eshwarappa questioned. “We will hoist the saffron flag at any given place in the world. It is our wish to be cladding in saffron shawls,” he said.

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Reacting to allegations by Congress state President DK Shivakumar that saffron shawls are being distributed by the BJP, he rebutted that, what’s wrong in distributing saffron shawls? Opposition leader Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar feel insecure when they hear about saffron. “Is it possible to go to Christian schools without uniforms? Shivakumar must answer this. I am ready to distribute saffron shawls. I am in independent India. Who is he to question my liberty? I have not distributed saffron shawls. If at all I distribute them, what’s wrong in it?” he asked.

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