Overview
- The Chief Minister’s Office confirmed the unveiling on the western steps of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi on Tuesday.
- Karnataka describes the installation as the second-largest khadi national flag, with the largest cited as the tricolour displayed in Leh in 2021.
- The flag was contributed by the family of Vinod Kumar Revappa Bammanna, with Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader credited for leading the initiative.
- Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said the Tricolour was prepared by the Khadi Centre in Dharwad and congratulated the Speaker for the effort.
- The ceremony highlighted civic themes, including a Gandhi statue installed to mark the Belagavi centenary and the state’s push to have Ambedkar’s Preamble read in schools and colleges.