Protests in Karnataka after Raichur District Judge removes portrait of Dr. BR Ambedkar before hoisting national flag on Republic Day

The Registrar General of Karnataka High Court said that the matter of placing a portrait of Dr. BR Ambedkar during official programmes of the judiciary is pending before full bench of the Court.

Ambedkar and Karnataka HC

Protests erupted in Karnataka on Thursday against Raichur Principal District and Sessions Judge, Mallikarjuna Gowda after he allegedly removed a portrait of Dr. BR Ambedkar from the dais before hoisting the national flag in court premises during the Republic Day celebrations on January 26.

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Karnataka High Court

Dr. Ambedkar

Dr. BR Ambedkar

Republic Day