Udupi: Complaint Filed Against CPI (M) Leaders for Making Provocative Speeches
Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Dec 29: A case has been filed against CPI (M) leaders in the Udupi police station for making allegedly provocative speeches during their protest meet at Ajjarkad on Thursday December 27.
The protest had been held against the ritual of 'Made Snana' and caste discrimination over serving meals at Sri Krishna Temple.
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CPI (M) leaders K Shankar, B Madhava, V Sriram Reddy, G N Nagaraj, politburo member M A Baby, V G K Nayar, Nityananda Swamy, K R Sriyan, Prasanna Kumar, Varalaxmi, Basavaraj, Bayyareddy, Maruthi Manpade and other members held a protest and led a march towards Car Street. The protest turned violent when they were stopped by the police near Sanksrit College.
M A Baby spoke against the ritual of 'Made Snana' and caste discrimination, while Sriram Reddy made a provocative speech, the complaint states.
The protestors tried to cross over the barricades put up at the spot to bar their entry from Sri Krishna Temple. Vehicular movement stopped completely. Stones were pelted at two buses, and their windshields damaged. Police officials who were on duty were also attacked, causing them internal injuries and bruises, the complaint states.
The complaint, filed by circle inspector Maruthi Nayak further states that the protestors had earlier assured the police of holding a peaceful protest, but it was a false assurance as the leaders made provocative speeches with an intention to stir people and create an atmosphere of unrest. The protest has caused harm to public property, states the compaint.