PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
The statues of Kittur Rani Chennamma and the navy chief of Kittur Princely state Sangolli Rayanna will probably be put in at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi this yr, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated on Sunday. The federal government has launched ₹50 crore grant to Kittur Growth Authority, he stated after launching ‘Kittur Chennammaji Vijaya Yatra’ in reference to the approaching Kittur Utsav organised by district administration of Belagavi.
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“The State authorities has launched ₹50 crore grant to Kittur Growth Authority and the statues of Rani Chennamma and Sangolli Rayanna will probably be put in at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha this yr,” Bommai added.
He stated it has been 24-25 years for the reason that Kittur Utsav has been began and in between this competition was ‘limping’ every now and then. “However after the BJP authorities got here to energy an order was issued to rejoice this competition throughout the State,” the Chief Minister stated.
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In response to him, the gazette printed by Karnatak College, Dharwad has referred to Kittur Rani Chennamma as a courageous queen who began the primary freedom battle.
The identical doc will probably be despatched to the Nationwide Archives to get it recorded in historical past.
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A call has been taken to strengthen the present however dilapidated Chennamma’s palace in Kittur and in addition construct a brand new palace adjoining to it, Bommai stated, including a number of steps have been taken to develop Kittur as a vacationer spot.