Mangaluru: SDPI stages massive protest against its cadres' arrest in pro-Pakistan slogan case
Mangaluru: Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) on Friday staged a massive protest against the arrest of its activists in case related to alleged pro-Pakistan slogans at the Panchayath elections result counting day earlier last year.
Thousands of protesters joined the call of the party to SP (Superintendent of Police) Office Chalo protest rally on Friday afternoon. Amidst beefed up security deployment in the city near SP’s office, and with top police officials monitoring the situation, the police barricaded the rally and urged protesters not to head towards the SP.
The protest rally was stopped near Clock Tower as the protesters sat down on dharna and shouted slogans against police, BJP, and Sangh Parivar right-wing groups.
They further slammed BJP and Narendra Modi, targeting them over Modi’s visit to Pakistan wherein he had lunch at former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s residence.
SDPI leaders also demanded the arrest of Sangh Parivar and RSS activists who they alleged had shouted pro-Pakistan slogans to disturb the peace and harmony.
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Lokayukta searches govt officials in Karnataka
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Lokayukta officials on Tuesday conducted searches on properties belonging to government officials in various parts of the state, on the suspicion that they have possessed assets disproportionate to their income, official sources said.
The searches and verification of documents are on against at least four officials from Shivamogga, Mandya, Dharwad and Vijayanagara districts, the sources added.
Those being searched include a Rural Drinking Water and Sanitation official in Shivamogga and a health department official in Vijayanagara district.
