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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Telangana to name roads after Ratan Tata, Donald Trump
Hyderabad (PTI): The Telangana government on Sunday said it has decided to name the upcoming greenfield radial road at the proposed RRR in honour of the late industrialist Ratan Tata.
In another proposal, a high-profile road along the United States Consulate General in Hyderabad will be named ‘Donald Trump Avenue’, the government said in a release.
The state government will write to the Union Ministry of External Affairs and the US Embassy to inform them of the plans.
Earlier this year, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, while addressing the annual US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) conclave in Delhi, had proposed naming key roads in Hyderabad after leading global corporations.
Additionally, a prominent stretch will be named ‘Google Street’ to recognise the global impact and contribution of Google and Google Maps.
The road along Google’s upcoming campus, set to be the company’s largest outside the US, in Hyderabad’s Financial District, will receive this recognition, the release said.
The proposals are part of the Telangana government’s initiative to position the state as a hub for innovation-driven development.
Microsoft and Wipro are also expected to receive recognition in the city’s topography, with a Wipro Junction and a Microsoft Road, in line with the chief minister’s vision, the release added.
The state government is considering dedicating additional roads in honour of distinguished individuals and corporations.
