Speaking in a meeting held here on Thursday, Deputy Commissioner N Prabahkar said that National Flag and Kannada Flag will be hoisted this year, but there will be no tableaux procession.
The procession of village deities will also be cancelled. However, he directed the Deputy Director of Public Instruction to organise cultural programmes in the evening at Karntaka Electricity Board community hall.
Supporting the DC’s view, Srinivas of Bhuvaneshwari Kannada Sangha said that a procession of Kannadambe will be taken from Gandhi Circle to M G Road.
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