Bantwal: Kanaka Jayanti celebrations low-key affair citing Model Code of Conduct

Bellevision Media Network

Bantwal, 29 Nov 2015: A banner, portrait of Kanakadasa, garlanding, lighting the lamp and clicking pics. Yes, that’s how Kanaka Jayanti was celebrated in Bantwal taluk on Saturday November 28. It was a low key affair owing to the model code of conduct that was issued by the Election Commission has come into effect. Although it was celebrated with fanfare across the state, barring peoples representatives, with lectures on Kanaka and devotional singing of Kanakadasa hymns; it was only limited to revenue officials in Bantwal taluk who washed away their hands with extremely simple celebration.

 

It used to be celebrated with grandeur by Bantwal taluk pnachat at their auditorium jointly by national festivals celebration Committee and taluk administration. The officers of different departments would actively partake in the celebration along with school children singing Kanakadasa hymns. The resource persons would deliver lectures on the life of Kanakadasa. The department officials including peoples’ representatives would attend the celebration. However, this year, citing the model code of conduct for legislative council elections, Kanaka Jayanti was celebrated for name sake by placing the portrait of Kanakadas in a corner of taluk office.

 

 

Only a few revenue officials present

The celebration was limited to a few revenue officials who celebrated Kanaka Jayanti in tlauk office, B C Road, citing model code of conduct. No invites and media was not informed. Majority of department officials were absent and it was limited to a handful of revenue officials. 

 

Tahsildar Purandar Hegde, revenue officials Parameshwar Moily, Bhaskar Vaman, Parameshwar Naik, Nissar Ahmed, Narayan Poojary, Asif Iqbal and a few others were present.