National honorary president of Sri Ram Sene Siddalinga Swami offering saffron clothes to Minister Priyank Kharge at a press conference in Kalaburagi on Wednesday.
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Continuing his tirade against Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge, national honorary president of Sri Ram Sene Siddalinga Swami advised him to wear saffron clothes to become “Bulldozer Baba” for demolishing illegal structures in Kalaburagi.
Siddalinga Swami, addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, displayed a new set of saffron veshti, shawl, shirt piece and a rudraksha bead to be couriered to Priyank Kharge’s residence in Kalaburagi.
“Priyank Kharge himself recently said that he will become ‘Bulldozer Baba’ and it is possible for the Minister to become ‘Bulldozer Baba’ and demolish illegal building structures only if he dons saffron clothes after removing his white attire,” the seer quipped.
Referring to the notice issued by Kalaburagi City Corporation for alleged violations of building permit rules for the seer’s three-floor building of religious mutt, Siddalinga Swami accused Priyank Kharge of misusing political power to target him and demanded that the leader ensure similar action is taken against those building structures belonging to influential persons who have violated building norms.
The seer has also filed a writ petition in the High Court of Karnataka in Kalaburagi urging it to issue directions to demolish illegal and unauthorizedly constructed buildings in violation of rules and regulations of the Municipal Corporation Act.
Published – January 01, 2025 08:04 pm IST