Won't Allow Veerappa Moily to Set Foot into Mangalore - Bajrang Dal
Brijesh Garodi
Pics: Spoorthi Ullal
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore
Mangalore, Mar 1: The members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday March 1 protested against the central government for increasing the OBC reservation for Muslims to 4.5 percent, and also against union corporate affairs minister Veerappa Moily for calling Bajrang Dal 'devils and evil spirit'.
At the protest organized in front of the DC office, VHP leader M B Puranik condemned the statement by Veerappa Moily and said that his comment against Bajrang Dal was unwarranted and unacceptable.
Jagadish Shenava pointed out that the issue was between Congress and BJP and not Bajrang Dal. He also said that the group will not allow Veerappa Moily to step into Mangalore again.
Bajrang Dal and VHP members Manohar Tulajaram, Gopal Kuttar, Sharan Pumpwell, Harish Amtadi and Jagadeesh Shenava and others took part in the protest.
Sharan Pumpwell in his address demanded an apology from Moily and sarcastically added that Moily had been transported to Chikkaballapur (of which he is the MP) and would not be allowed to come back to Mangalore. He strongly condemned the minister and said that the Congress and the Congressmen are devils.
They also condemned the central government for approving 4.5% internal reservation for Muslims under the total reservation of 22%, and also planning to increase it to 9%.
They mentioned four main points in their memorandum:
- To completely reject Ranganath Mishra's report
- To stop the facilities given to Christians and Muslims which had to be instead given to the backward class of the society
- To stop reservations on the basis of caste and to set reservations in the terms of financial background
- To introduce special schemes for the welfare of Hindus
An effigy of Veerappa Moily was burnt at the protest. A large number of members and supporters were present.