Attempt to hoist saffron flag with tricolor in Belagavi failed

Belagavi (IANS). The Karnataka Police on Tuesday foiled an attempt to hoist the saffron flag along with the tricolor on the occasion of 77th Independence Day in Belagavi district.

Two councilors tried to hoist the saffron flag along with the national tricolor at the municipality building in Nipani town of the district.

The incident took place after local BJP MLA and former minister Shashikala Jole and the district administration hoisted the tricolor.

According to the police, corporators of Nipani Municipality Vinayak Wade and Sanjay Sangaovkar brought saffron flags and tried to hoist them. The police caught them and sent them back.