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Protests mark Tuesday: Police had tough time managing agitators
Dalits block road in protest against removal of name board
Srirangapatna, Nov 8, DHNS:
Enraged over the alleged pulling down of the name board of Dr B R
Ambedkar Yuvakara Sanga, a youth association named after
constitutional expert at Bontagalli, dalits in the village resorted to
road block for nearly five hours on Tuesday, affecting the traffic on
Mysore- Bannur road.
According to dalits it was the handiwork of people belonging to a
particular caste in the village, who were against erecting the board
on a piece of land, which actually belongs to the government. The
board had been removed ahead of its unveiling, causing wide spread
animosity among the two communities.
The agitators alleged that Raviraj, Janakamma and Devamma who
questioned the people belonging to another caste, had to face their
wrath. However, this led to a high drama fuelled by the arrest of
Mahesh of neighbouring Kokkarehundi village in this regard.
The supporters of Mahesh from both the villages restrained the police
from taking him away by squatting in front of the jeep. They accused
dalits of levelling false allegations like that of atrocity and
abusement, only to blow the issue out of proportion.
Moreover, the dalits had plans to claim ownership of the land and
putting up the board was the beginning, they further alleged.
Mahesh who volunteered to pacify his supporters, convinced them saying
he will abide by the law. It was only after this, police could take
him away.
This was followed by the inauguration of Dr B R Ambedkar Youth
Association, according to the schedule.
However, eerie silence prevails in both the villages with the ember of
vengeance still burning in both the parties. As a precautionary
measure, police have made elaborate security arrangements with three
platoons of district armed reserve (DAR) police force and one of KSRP
deployed at the spot, said SP Koushalendra Kumar.
MLA Ramesh Bandisiddegowda visited the spot and took stock of the situation.
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