Deepak Chinchore, the former Mayor of Hubballi-Dharwad and Congress leader, has urged veteran journalist Patil Puttappa to lead a non-political movement seeking an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) for the twin cities.
Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Mr. Chinchore said that he wanted the veteran journalist to lead the movement as it was required to be non-political to take the issue to the logical end.
Thanking Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for the government’s decision to include Hubballi-Dharwad in the list of three places recommended for setting up the IIT, he said that it was now left to the leaders and people from the region to prevail upon the Union government to choose the twin cities for setting up the premiere educational institute.
Mr. Chinchore said he would also urge former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar to make his stand clear on the issue of the location for the IIT because it was during his tenure as Chief Minister that the Cabinet took a decision on recommending Raichur for the IIT.
Mr. Chinchore said he would urge Dharwad MP and BJP State unit president Pralhad Joshi to prevail upon the Union government to get the IIT for the twin cities.
He said that a bronze statue of late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was ready for installation at the park next to Karnatak College in Dharwad.
Anil Shastri, the son of the late leader, had consented to participate in the unveiling ceremony.
Mr. Chindhore said that the work on beautification of the park was under way and the unveiling ceremony would be held in May.
“A resolution has been passed in the meeting of the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation council on naming the park after Lal Bahadur Shastri,” he added.
‘Only a non-political movement can take the issue to its logical end’
Jagadish Shettar told to make his stand clear on the location for IIT
