Kannada activists demand shift in venue for 'Urdu Habba' at Vidhana Soudha

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president T A Narayana Gowda urged the state government to withdraw the plan to organize an 'Urdu Habba' on the steps of Vidhana Soudha on November 9. Gowda stated that the event venue remains a main concern, calling the plan an 'unwise, immature and arrogant move'. Kannada activists also questioned the necessity of holding the festival at Vidhana Soudha, suggesting plenty of other venues in Bengaluru are available.