Overview
- The Udupi District Congress Committee filed a representation to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking an inquiry and legal action against Deputy Commissioner Swaroopa.
- The complaint alleges BJP MLA Yashpal Suvarna handed a Bhagwa/RSS flag to the officer before the 3 am Paryaya procession from Jodukatte to Sri Krishna Math and that she displayed it in public.
- Swaroopa states she inaugurated the ceremonial entry and attended related programmes solely in her official capacity as administrator of the Udupi City Municipal Council.
- BJP leaders, including Suvarna and the party’s Karnataka unit, defended the saffron flag as part of the Paryaya Mahotsava tradition and accused Congress of politicising religious customs.
- No government announcement of an official inquiry or disciplinary action has been reported in response to the Congress complaint.