Responding positively to the demand by people’s representatives, heads of various mutts and civil society groups, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, in an official note, highlighted the need for bifurcating Ballari district and directed the Chief Secretary to include the issue in the next Cabinet meeting.
He stressed the need to form a new Vijayanagar district with its headquarters in Hosapet by carving out six taluks – Hosapet, Kampli, Hagaribommanahalli, Kottur, Hadagali, and Harapanahalli – from Ballari district and keeping the remain five taluks – Ballari, Kurugodu, Siraguppa, Sandur, and Kudligi – in Ballari district.
“Ballari is a big district with 11 revenue taluks and three revenue sub-divisions. Some places are 200 km away from the district headquarters. The common people find it difficult to reach the district headquarters,” the note read.
A day before, a delegation led by Siddalinga Rajadeshikendra Shivacharya Bhagavatpada Swami of Shree Ujjaini Saddharma Simhasana Mahasamsthana Peetha met the Chief Minister in Bengaluru with the demand for the bifurcation.
Many political leaders, including Anand Singh and J.N. Ganesh, MLAs of Vijayanagar and Kampli respectively, MLC K.C. Kondaiah, Congress leader Allam Veerabhadrappa and other leaders were part of the delegation.
