Will quit JDS if HDK forms coalition with BJP, says MLA Sreenivas

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December 21, 2020

Gubbi, Dec 21: While slamming the JDS leadership, MLA from Gubbi, SR Srinivas has said that several MLAs and leaders of the party will leave the party if HD Kumaraswamy chooses to form a coalition with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

He said that JDS has been built on the basic foundation of secularism and if HD Kumaraswamy chooses to have an "understanding coalition" with BJP then many will leave the party and choose their own path.

"There are MLAs and leaders think in the way I'm thinking so we will leave the party if at all HD Kumaraswamy and his some followers chooses to have a coalition with BJP," he added.

SR Sreenivas's statement came after PM Narendra Modi's tweet wishing Kumaraswamy on his birthday and following Basavaraja Horatti statement on having "issue-based support" to BJP.

Though it wasn't discussed in the party forum to support BJP, some MLAs are likely to join Congress and BJP if at all HD Kumaraswamy supports BJP, which may cause a stir in JDS.

As per HD Kumaraswamy's clarification their no such idea or thought to merge or support BJP at all, but the JDS party will only support on basis of issues. But as per sources in JDS say that the party will collapse soon as party MLAs are knocking on the doors of BJP and Congress.

Some of the MLAs including SR Sreenivas are likely to join Congress and others may choose BJP as BJP needs the support of JDS in upcoming assembly elections in the southern belt of Karnataka.

As of now, as per the confirmation of the office of the HD Deve Gowda, he hasn't given any permission to merge or coalition with BJP and he will not support such statements. But HD Kumaraswamy, Basavraja Horatti and other leaders openly made statements that HD Deve Gowda will stay out of it and allow HD Kumaraswamy to take further decisions for the party.

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From malls to highways, Kannada signboards to be enforced in Dakshina Kannada

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February 4,2026

Mangaluru: Urban local bodies and gram panchayats should make the use of Kannada on signboards mandatory while issuing trade licences to commercial establishments, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Darshan HV said. He also called for regular inspections to ensure compliance.

Presiding over the District Kannada Awareness Committee meeting at the deputy commissioner’s office, Darshan said the city corporation would be directed to ensure that shops operating in malls prominently display their names in Kannada. “All commercial establishments, including shops, companies, offices and hotels, must mandatorily display their names in Kannada on signboards,” he said.

The deputy commissioner added that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would be instructed to include Kannada on signboards along national highways. Banks, he said, would be directed through committee meetings to provide application forms in Kannada.

“Even if English-medium schools and colleges impart education in English, their signboards must display the institution’s name in Kannada. Steps will also be taken to ensure that private buses display place names in Kannada,” Darshan said.

During the meeting, committee members raised concerns over the closure of Kannada-medium schools in rural areas due to a shortage of teachers and stressed the need for immediate corrective measures. They also pointed out that several industries employ workers from other states while overlooking local candidates.

Members further demanded that nationalised banks provide deposit and withdrawal slips in Kannada. It was brought to the deputy commissioner’s notice that the presence of staff without knowledge of Kannada in rural branches of nationalised banks is causing hardship to local customers.

Meanwhile, MP Srinath, president of the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, urged the district administration to allot land for the construction of a district Kannada Bhavana in Mangaluru.

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