The second day of the Congress convention in Belagavi stands cancelled following the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced on Thursday.
The event, initially planned to commemorate the centenary of the historic Congress convention held in Belagavi, which was chaired by Mahatma Gandhi on December 26 and 27, 1924, will not take place.
“We are postponing the grand convention titled ‘Jai Gandhi, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan’ for now,” said Shivakumar, who also leads the Congress Karnataka unit.
Instead, a condolence meeting will be held at the venue on Friday, he added.
Shivakumar also confirmed that the state government has declared a holiday for Friday and announced seven days of mourning in honor of the former Prime Minister.
A fresh controversy had emerged over the alleged misrepresentation of the India map on the posters displayed by the Congress to commemorate the centenary of the 1924 Congress session in Karnataka’s Belagavi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has dubbed it as "vote bank" politics by the national party. The ruling Congress in Karnataka has put up these posters throughout Belagavi town as part of celebrations for the centenary event.
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