KRV protests for Kannada on nameboards

Belagavi: In response to a memorandum submitted by MES activists opposing mandatory Kannada signage, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) protested in front of Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) on Thursday, demanding the enforcement of Kannada in all name boards and hoardings. The protesters later submitted a memorandum to Mayor Mangesh Pawar.KRV activists entered the premises of the corporation and later met mayor Mangesh Pawar and deputy mayor Vani Vilas Joshi. A memorandum was submitted to the mayor demanding that Kannada be made mandatory on nameplates as per the govt order and that the anti-state activities of MES be curbed. The corporation activities and administration should be conducted through Kannada. Steps should be taken to replace nameplates in other languages installed in the city, they demanded.Raju Nashipudi, district coordinator of KRV, said while renewing the shop's licence, photographs of their shop nameplate should be taken. If Kannada is not used in 60% of the nameplate, the licence of such shops should be cancelled.The chairman of the Kannada Development Authority recently visited the corporation and instructed that a mandatory Kannada implementation process should be carried out in all sectors. He suggested that steps should be taken to start a Kannada learning centre in the corporation. Accordingly, the Kannada implementation process should continue, he urged.The Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) is again preparing to demonstrate its rabies. The corporation should not allow this to happen under any circumstances. If anti-Kannada activities are done in the corporation, the govt will be forced to supersede the BCC, the activists warned.