Bidar: Dalits allegedly assaulted by upper-caste youngsters during Ambedkar Jayanti; Case registered
Bidar: Tensions flared in Khudavantpur village of Bhalki taluk after an alleged attack on Dalits by upper-caste youngsters during Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation.
According to reports, a procession was organised in the village on Tuesday to mark Ambedkar Jayanti. During the event, while participants were dancing near Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue, an upper-caste youth named Vikas allegedly threw a stone at the gathering. Police intervened immediately and managed to defuse the situation.
However, on Wednesday morning, in what appears to be a continuation of the earlier incident, a group of around ten upper-caste youngsters, including individuals identified as Akash and Datta, allegedly assaulted a Dalit man named Dattatreya. The attackers reportedly used casteist slurs before launching a brutal physical attack.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed at the Mehkar police station. Authorities have confirmed that an investigation is ongoing.
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Minister Parameshwara says remarks on properties linked to drug peddlers 'misunderstood'
Tumakuru (PTI): Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Saturday said his recent remarks on the demolition of properties linked to those involved in narcotics trade were "misunderstood and misinterpreted".
His clarification follows remarks made two days ago on the government's uncompromising crackdown on the drug menace, including action against properties linked to foreign nationals allegedly involved in drug trafficking.
"It is unfortunate. It is taken in the wrong sense. I didn't mean that tomorrow itself I am going to send bulldozers and demolish the houses. That was not my intention. It was wrongly taken," he told reporters here.
Responding to Congress MLC K Abdul Jabbar's question in the legislative council on the growing drug menace in Bengaluru, Davangere and coastal districts, the minister on Thursday detailed the extensive enforcement measures initiated since the Congress government assumed office.
Pointing to the involvement of some foreign nationals, the minister had said, "Many foreign students from African countries have come to Karnataka. They are into the drug business. We catch them and register cases against them, but they want the case to be registered because once the case is registered, we cannot deport them."
"We have gone to the extent of demolishing the rented building where they stay," he had said.
