Birth anniversary of Devaraj Urs celebrated in Shivamogga

Politicians, officers and intellectuals recalled the contributions of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs at a programme organised to celebrate his 111th birth anniversary in Shivamogga on Thursday.

C.S. Chandrabhoopal, president of the Guarantee Schemes Implementation Authority, Shivamogga district, said Urs’s contributions to society would remain forever. The policy of ensuring land to the tiller was historic, he said, and brought about significant change in the lives of lakhs of people. Urs gave voice to the voiceless and ensured social justice for the deprived sections of society, he said.

Deputy Commissioner Prabhulinga Kavalikatti said the policy changes and historic laws implemented during Urs’s tenure had reached a vast section of society, and that beneficiaries should remember his contributions.

Nallikatte Siddesh, professor of Kannada at Kuvempu University, delivered a talk on the life and contributions of Devaraj Urs.

Senior officers of various departments were present at the programme.