Followers demand inclusion of Putthige seer in 'Paryaya' procession

January 3, 2012

Udupi, January 3: Keeping Putthige Mutt pontiff Sri Sugunendra Theertha Swamiji out of the Paryaya festivities, for his Sagarollangana (touring foreign countries) has irked his followers.

A delegation of his followers visited Sode Mutt on Tuesday evening and handover a memorandum, seeking to include Putthige seer in the Paryaya procession and in the 'Darbar' proceedings to the Sode Paryaya reception committee.

As the Diwan of Sode Mutt Padigaru Srinivas Tantry demanded the delegation to handover the memorandum in front of the Bhootharajana Gudi, a powerful deity strongly believed by the Sode Mutt, some of the followers hesitated.

At the end, the delegation handed over the memorandum to the Paryaya Reception Committee manager.

Lions District Governor Jayakar Shetty Indrali headed the delegation. JD (S) District President Deviprasad Shetty, ZP member Arun Kumar Padoor, Santhosh Shetty, Praveen Shetty, Vasudev Bhat and others participated in the delegation.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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