Youth protests find echo in Minister’s I-Day speech in Shivamogga

Students of Kiran Kendra Vidyalaya exhibited their skills on a Mallakhamb during the Independence Day celebrations in Shivamogga on August 15, 2026. | Photo Credit: S.K. Dinesh Appreciating the recent protests led by youths over the leak of NEET question paper, Karnataka’s Minister for School Education and Literacy Madhu Bangarappa said the youth should question the government and the society.Addressing the gathering after hoisting the national tricolour in Shivamogga, on August 15, the Minister said “The youth raised their voice for employment, education, justice, and their future. The protests reflected a mindset among the youth to question the government. I respect them. The youth should question the government, society and us as well.”Recalling the struggle and sacrifice of freedom fig