Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced during state Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations that the state government is actively deliberating official statutory recognition for the traditional yellow-and-red Kannada flag. Addressing a massive civic gathering in Bengaluru, the Chief Minister affirmed that his administration intends to introduce formal legislative proposals during the upcoming winter legislative assembly session in Belagavi. The proposal seeks to accord official state status to the beloved dual-color banner while ensuring complete adherence to national flag protocol under the Flag Code of India.
Chief Minister Shivakumar emphasized that the Kannada flag represents the shared cultural pride, linguistic unity, and self-respect of seven crore Kannadigas across regional borders. Kannada cultural organizations and literary bodies welcomed the government’s announcement, noting that institutional recognition has been a longstanding demand of civic movements for decades. Legal experts noted that previous judicial reviews have established that states may adopt distinctive cultural flags provided they are hoisted subordinate to the national tricolor and strictly respect constitutional norms.
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