Madiga leader taken into custody by Mysuru police during protest rally as precautionary measure
Mysuru: Leader of the Madiga Struggle Committee BR Bhaskar Prasad, who was taking out a rally from Chamundi Hills in the district till Freedom Park in Bengaluru demanding a stay on the hike in the salary of government SC employees and implementation of internal reservation, was taken into custody in the city by the police as precautionary measure.
Dissatisfied that the pay to government employees belonging to SC communities has been increased although the state government had assured not to hike the pay until the internal reservation is implemented, Prasad started a rally in a semi-nude state from Mysuru to Bengaluru on Monday.
The Madiga Struggle Committee is also learned to have planned to stage a protest under his leadership outside the Mysuru Deputy Commissioner’s office on Monday.
In addition, members of the Holeya Community Constitution Protection Committee and other organizations, who had been angered that Prasad spoke in a derogatory manner about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Social Welfare Minister Dr. HC Mahadevappa recently, came forth to stage a protest outside the DC’s office on Monday, demanding that Prasad be arrested.
As the situation started growing tense, also showing signs of the possibility of a clash erupting between the two groups, the police intervened and took into custody the members of the Madiga community who planned a protest.
In addition, the police denied permission to the other organizations to protest against Prasad.
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Thick fog blankets city; air quality very poor
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi woke up to dense fog on Wednesday, with poor visibility disrupting movement of vehicles.
The minimum temperature at Safdarjung, the city's base station, settled at 8.2 degrees Celsius, 0.2 notch below the season's normal, according to data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD issued a yellow alert and forecasted dense fog during the morning and forenoon.
A yellow alert is an early warning signal showing that severe weather conditions are to be expected and may affect day-to-day activities.
Station-wise data showed the minimum temperature at Palam at 9.4 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road at 8.3 degrees Celsius, Ridge at 9.2 degrees Celsius and Ayanagar at 8.6 degrees Celsius.
The city's Air Quality Index (AQI) stood at 319 at 9 am, placing it in the 'very poor' category.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 to 100 'satisfactory', 101 to 200 'moderate', 201 to 300 'poor', 301 to 400 'very poor', and 401 to 500 'severe'.
