More than one lakh people will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the Chief Minister of Karnataka
Bengaluru (IANS) | The Congress is expecting over one lakh people for Siddaramaiah’s swearing-in ceremony in Karnataka on Saturday and preparations are in full swing. The Kanteerava Stadium, the venue of the swearing-in ceremony, has a seating capacity of over 25,000 people. Officials are planning to accommodate others at the playground. Siddaramaiah was sworn in as chief minister at the same venue in 2013.
The official circular confirmed the presence of 11 VVIPs at the event. Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Puducherry CM N Rangaswamy and Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren are participating in the event. . West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has also been invited but reports say she has deputed her party’s MP for the event.
Siddaramaiah will take oath as Chief Minister, while D.K. Shivkumar will take oath as Deputy Chief Minister at 12.30 pm.
According to sources, Kannada superstar Shivraj Kumar, who campaigns for the Congress party, has also been invited to the function.
The preparations were made keeping in view the ‘Z’ plus and ‘Z’ category security to the Chief Ministers of various states and Congress dignitaries. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will be deputed to ensure security. An Advance Security Liaison (ASL) meeting is being conducted to ensure foolproof security.
Karnataka Police has deployed 12 ACPs, 11 Reserve Police Inspectors, 24 ASIs, 206 constables for security.
Meanwhile, Additional Commissioner of Traffic M.A. Salim has announced the imposition of prohibitory orders around 122 examination centers in Bengaluru where the Common Entrance Test (CET) is conducted.
More than two lakh students from across the state will appear in the CET. The exams will be conducted on full day on May 20 and 21. Due to the oath-taking ceremony, the students were asked to reach the examination centers earlier.
Ramya, executive director of the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), said that all preparations have been completed for the CET exam. He said that the students who are appearing for the examination at the centers located near the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, where the swearing-in ceremony is taking place, should reach two hours before. He said that students appearing for the exam in the afternoon may get stuck in traffic and should start much earlier.
Bulk messages are being sent to the students and information is also being given over phone. Ramya said that the traffic police would take action to avoid inconvenience to the students.
Meanwhile, Deputy CM-designate and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar along with other leaders visited the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium and inspected the preparations.
–IANS
