Kannada orgs to hold protest against state edu policy

Caption: Various Kannada organisations in Belagavi district held a meeting on SundayBelagavi: Various Kannada organisations in Belagavi district decided to organise a massive protest and a sit-in agitation in support of the agitation that is going on across the state against the state govt's policy of closing govt primary schools in the name of magnet schools. At a meeting organised on Sunday, the organisations decided to hold a morcha in all the taluks of Belagavi district as soon as possible.Ashok Chandragi, a senior Kannada activist, explained the details of the present situation of Kannada schools in the district. A memorandum was submitted to chief secretary Shalini Rajanish in Bengaluru on Dec 30. Earlier, a comprehensive memorandum was submitted to border minister HK Patil on Feb 20. Many issues concerning the interests of the language and borders were discussed at the meeting.Kittur Karnataka Sena state president Mahadeva Talwar objected that even though the Kannada Development Authority formed district-level and municipal-level Kannada implementation committees in Oct last year, no meeting was called.Ashok Chandragi said that he met and discussed this issue with Kannada Development Authority president Purushottam Bilimale.Karnataka Rakshana Vedike district president Vajid Hirekodi, Gadi Kannadigara Sene state president Balarama Masenatti, Sarvodaya Swayam Seva Sangha president Srinivas Talukar, Jaya Karnataka Janapara Vedike district president Shivareddy Huchareddy, and Kannada activists participated.