Hanuman flag row: Complaint filed against 12 people, including MP Anantkumar Hegde

KARWAR: A case has been registered at the Bhatkal Rural police station against a total of 21 people, including MP Anantkumar Hegde, in connection with hoisting the Hanuman flag and installing V D Savarkar nameplate in Bhatkal.

A Hanuman flag was unfurled and Savarkar’s nameplate installed on Monday under the leadership of MP Anantkumar Hegde at the premises of Tenginagundi Port, Bhatkal. The Bhagwadhwaja (saffron flag) and the name plate were removed last month as were put up without permission and the Gram Panchayat officials had said they could be put up only after taking permission.

The issue had triggered a controversy. But last Monday, MP Anantkumar Hegde had challenged the authorities and hoisted a saffron flag and installed Savarkar’s nameplate on a road.