Moodbidri, Nov 17, 2014: State Minister for Sports, Fisheries and youth Empowerment Abhayachandra Jain has said that he would speak to the state and Union law ministers on the issue of the ban on Kambala by the Supreme Court.
Addressing a meeting of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District Kambala Committees here on November 16, Sunday Jain who also heads the Kadalakere Kambala Committee said the government was very much concerned over the issue and made it clear that the Government has not banned the sport, but that the district administration had the responsibility of honouring the Supreme Court ruling on Kambala.
The meeting unanimously resolved that the Government should not ban Kambala and resolved to take a delegation comprising the ministers from the undivided DK district and Kambala organisers to meet the state government.
Bhasker S Kotian, Kambala Committee Chief and others were present at the meeting.