Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the holy birth soil of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at the second Assembly building of the State at Belgaum, 550 km from Bangalore with full State honours.To mark the occasion, a grand function was arranged there where senior officials of the Assembly, Secretaries, the SP and the Collector of Belgaum, including the Chief Secretary, were present. The house was in session.
As the Utkal Bikash Juba Parisad carrying Netaji s birth soil reached the Assembly premises, the Chief Secretary received the team. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah gave flowers and garlanded the birth soil. In traditional Karnataka style, each member of the Parisad was felicitated by the Chief Minister. He presented the silver statue of martyr Rani Kittoor Chennama, Queen of Belgaum, who fought against the British Raj and sacrificed her life. Parisad presdent Debi Prasad Prusti presented Netaji’s unique photograph to Siddaramaiah. Other team members present were Suryakanta Sethy , Pratikraj Panigrahi , Samir Mohapatra and Akhil Nayak . Notably, the Parisad from Cuttack is on a nationwide tour demanding declassification of all information pertaining to Subhas Bose.