The president of Yadgir District Bar Association C.S. Malipatil has alleged that the false allegation that the new court complex was being inaugurated in a hurry, has led to the cancellation of the inaugural ceremony.
Addressing presspersons in Yadgir on Friday, Mr. Malipatil had the inauguration of the new District Court Complex and Bar Association Office scheduled to be held on Saturday was cancelled after Dalit organisations submitted a memorandum to the Chief Justice, High Court of Karnataka, through the Deputy Commissioner Yadgir.
Mr. Malipatil alleged that the State Coordinator of the Dalit organisation Mallikarjun Kranti had submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner on December 13 alleging that Rajya Sabha member Mallikarjun Kharge’s name did not figure in the invitation card of the inauguration of the court and that the inauguration was being held in a hurry without completing the work.
However, the fact was that the construction of the court complex was almost complete barring the compound wall, the tender for which was delayed due to want of grants, he said. Displaying the invitation card, Mr. Malipatil pointed out that Mr. Kharge’s name was on it as a special invitee and now because of the allegation of Mr. Kranti, the inauguration of the court complex had got cancelled.
On Mr. Kranthi’s allegation in the memorandum that Gurmitkal MLA Sharana Gowda Kandkur who faced charges in a criminal case was invited for the event, he clarified that Mr. Kandkur was not invited to the programme and pointed out that his name did not figure in the invitation card. Further course of action would be decided after an emergency meeting of the bar association, he said.
