Bengaluru: Congress begins ‘Jana Dhwani’ campaign
Bengaluru: On Wednesday, KPCC commenced the ‘Jana Dhwani Jaatha’ campaign to create a referendum of public opinion on the failures of the BJP’s State and Central Government. The campaign was inaugurated in front of the KPCC office in Bengaluru.
KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar, Leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge, Leader of the opposition in the Vidhana Sabha Siddaramaiah, Leader of the opposition in the Vidhana Parishad S.R Patel, KPCC’s Executive Chairman Saleem Ahmed, Eshwar Khandre, Ramalinga Reddy, Dhruvanarayan, and several other leaders participated in the prayer ceremony that took place in front of the Congress Office in Queens Road and formally inaugurated the campaign.
The massive tour then headed towards Devanahalli.
The ‘Jaatha’ is scheduled to reach the Bengaluru Rural and Chikkaballapur District regions on Wednesday.
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Tumakuru: Dalit family allegedly prevented from entering temple; accused arrested
Tumakuru: Police in Turuvekere have arrested a 65-year-old man for allegedly obstructing a Dalit family from entering a temple and making caste-based remarks, officials said on Saturday.
The accused, identified as Rajanna, has been booked under provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act based on a complaint filed by Rangaramu T. of Thuyalahalli village.
According to the FIR, the incident took place on April 18 around 5:30 pm when Rangaramu T. and his family visited the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple in Mallur village to offer prayers. It states that the accused allegedly objected to their entry and made remarks referring to caste hierarchy and questioning their presence inside the temple premises.
The FIR further states that the accused made additional remarks asserting that such entry into the temple was not permitted and asked the family to leave. It also mentions that the complainant was subjected to mental harassment through these statements.
Following the complaint, DySP Om Prakash Gowda along with revenue officials and police visited the spot and conducted an inspection.
Further investigation is underway.
