Vedike seeks final notification on separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation, holds demonstration
A local forum in Dharwad is demanding the state government issue a final notification to establish a separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation. The group claims that administrative functions have been unfairly concentrated in Hubballi since 1962 and has threatened an indefinite protest if their demands are not met.
Why it matters
The dispute highlights regional administrative tensions and the struggle for local governance autonomy in Karnataka.
The Dharwad Pratyeka Mahanagara Palike Horata Vedike has urged the State government to issue the final gazette notification for the formation of a separate Dharwad Municipal Corporation within 15 days, failing which it has warned of launching an indefinite satyagraha.
The forum leaders led by B.D. Hiremath and Venkatesh Machakanur and others staged a demonstration before the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Dharwad on Tuesday and demanded that the notification on separate municipal corporation be issued immediately.
The State government had issued a draft notification for the proposed civic body and that the Governor had accorded conditional approval to it on May 25, 2026. However, they alleged that the Urban Development Department had delayed issuing the final gazette notification, they said.
The members submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to the district authorities seeking early action.
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