Hassan BJP chief’s b’day celebrations: DC seeks report

Hassan: A day after video clips of Hassan BJP chief HK Suresh celebrating his birthday went viral, d

Hassan: District deputy commissioner R Girish has sought a report from superintendent of police after video clips of Hassan BJP chief HK Suresh celebrating his birthday went viral

Suresh’s followers took out a procession at two places in Hassan to mark the birthday of their leader, disregarding all Covid appropriate behaviour amid pandemic period.

Reportedly, rallies were held as part of the celebrations in Belur town early on Friday. A procession was taken out from Nehru Nagar Circle till Chennakeshava temple with flowers being showered flowers on the leader. Followers had used earth moving vehicles to shower petals from an altitude. The celebration, it is alleged, hit vehicular movement as a big number of activists participated in the event.

The same evening, another procession was carried out by another group of followers at Hagare village, some 16 km from Belur taluk headquarters.
As part of the celebration the district BJP chief is said to have cut the birthday cake in a community hall around 9pm and the celebration went on for nearly an hour.

DC R Girish said, “I have spoken to Superintendent of Police R Srinivas Gowda in this regard and asked the SP to take necessary action based on the videos.”

Meanwhile, Belur DSP Nagesh said, “A case has been registered at Belur police station under National Disaster Management Act.”