Udupi: BJP leader threatens of repeating “naked parading” if action not taken against cattle theft
Udupi: In a controversial remark Udupi District BJP General Secretary Yashpal Suvarna on Tuesday threatened that the growing incidents of cow theft and cattle smuggling in the Coastal Karnataka would lead to a similar incident like that of ‘Adi Udupi Bettale Case’ wherein a father and his son were beaten and paraded naked by right wing activists in 2005 for allegedly buying calf.
Suvarna blamed state government and police department’s ‘collective failure’ to cap such incidents in the region.
“If Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy is really concerned about the people who have cattle he should come and stay with them in the Coastal Karnataka. He will get the idea of the kind of fear these people are living with every day. They live with the fear of their cattle being stolen every night by the goons who come with weapons. They also have political backing for their acts” he said.
He also supported the cause of cow vigilantes by lashing out at the administration and police for booking cases under Goonda Act against those who try to stop such acts. “Our voices are silenced by booking us under Goonda Act, these cow thieves are mostly from one particular community and hence they get support from a particular political circle” he added.
Further threatening the police department to seize the slaughterhouses in the region he said “If the police is worried about the peace and law and order in the region they should seize all the illegal slaughterhouses here. That’s when the situation will be stable in the region” while further demanding the exiling of people involved in cattle smuggling and theft cases.
“If the administration and police department does not take it seriously or initiate action in this regard it will lead to the chaos in the region like that of from 2003-2005. They should not let that happen” he said.
In 2005, the right-wing activists belonging from Hindu Yuva Sena, Bajrang Dal and VHP had thrashed a father and son for allegedly buying cattle, and had paraded them naked. The case had made the headlines at national level and was condemned from all corners except the right-wing groups.
Yashpal Suvarna was also named as the prime accused in the case in 2005 and was later let off.
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BJP workers allegedly attack children during Christmas carol roadshow in Kerala’s Palakkad: Reports
Palakkad: A group of children celebrating Christmas through a carol roadshow was allegedly attacked by BJP workers in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Sunday night.
According to local reports, the incident occurred in Pudussery area of Palakkad, where over 25 children, mostly aged around 13, were moving from house to house singing Christmas carols. Reports state that a BJP worker identified as Ashwin Raj, along with others, allegedly assaulted the children and vandalised their musical equipment.
According to the police and eyewitness accounts, the children were using a band set that belonged to a local CPI(M) office, which had the party’s name written on it.
Allegedly objecting to this, the accused and his associates reportedly lured the children on the pretext of offering them money and then assaulted them. The band set used by the children was also smashed.
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The Town Police have arrested Ashwin Raj, a local BJP worker who has been named as the prime accused in the case. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the remaining accused who fled the scene.
Speaking to the media, one of the injured children said, “We were using the band just for fun. When they saw that it had CPM written on it, they took us aside and beat us.”
"We had given the band set that was in our office out of love when the children asked for it. The fact that these young children, who do not know the intricacies of politics, were attacked shows the criminal mentality of the BJP workers," local CPIM leaders expressed outrage.
A police officer told PTI that the arrested accused is already booked under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA).
The sections invoked include Section 192 (provocation with intent to cause a riot), Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), police added.
