Dalits-Progressives must unite to protect constitution: Senior journalist Sanath Kumar Belagali
Bengaluru, September 16: Senior journalist Sanath Kumar Belagali said that Dalits and progressive activists should come together to protect the Constitution which has been facing threat in the country.
Speaking on present crisis at a seminar organised by the Dalit Sangharsh Samiti at Doddaballapura on Sunday, he said that the democracy in India was facing threat. Some forces have been conspiring to destroy the Constitution. The life of Indians was at risk. The power of the rich has been oppressing those who have been fighting for justice and life. If the people speak in favour of poor Dalits, naxals and oppressed classes, they were being targeted as naxals. If the intellectuals speak against the oppressive attitudes of the ruling parties, they were being branded as ‘urban naxals’. The government has not arrested those who attacked on Dalits at Bhima Koregaon. But the human rights activists were being arrested, he said.
The government has arrested progressive thinkers and human rights activists and created a false story that they have plotted to kill the prime minister. People who follow Manusmriti have been targeting those who speak for equality, he said.
Buddha, Basavanna and other social reformers had experienced the same torture. Narendra Dabholkar, Dr Govind Pansare, Dr MM Kalburgi, Gauri Lankesh and others were killed in the same way. It was necessary to fight against such incidents, he said
DSS convener Lakshminarayan Nagavara, Bengaluru divisional convener Jeevanahalli Venkatesh, organising convener Kallappa Kamble, leaders Sham Ghatge, Sharanappa Gulabala Doddamani, Shobha Kattimani, Kyalasanahalli Srinivas and others were present.
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Nightclub fire: Luthra brothers brought to Goa from Delhi
Panaji (PTI): Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, co-owners of the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub, were brought to Goa from Delhi on Wednesday after being deported from Thailand in connection with the December 6 fire incident that killed 25 persons.
They will be interrogated by the Goa Police in connection with the devastating fire at the nightclub in Arpora, North Goa, an official said.
A team of the Goa Police, along with the Luthra brothers, landed at the Manohar International Airport, Mopa, in North Goa at 10.45 am.
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They are likely to be taken to the Anjuna police station for questioning. The accused will also be produced before a court in Mapusa town for their regular remand, the official said.
After the fire tragedy, the Anjuna police had registered a case against the Luthra brothers on various charges, including culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
The Luthra brothers were arrested on Tuesday as soon as they landed in Delhi after being deported from Thailand. A court there allowed the Goa Police their two-day transit remand.
The duo had fled to Phuket (Thailand) early on December 7, hours after the fire at their nightclub, prompting the authorities to issue an Interpol Blue Corner Notice and cancel their passports.
They were detained by Thai authorities at Phuket on December 11 following a request from the Indian government, which later coordinated with officials in Thailand to deport them under legal treaties between the two nations.
Five managers and staff members have already been arrested by the Goa Police in connection with the fire.
