Caste Based Boycott Justification: Complaint filed against anchor Ajith Hanumakkanavar, Pejawar Shri
Bengaluru: On January 12, a Dalit organisation filed a complaint against Vishwaprasanna Theertha Swamiji of Pejawara Mutt and Ajith Hanumakkanavar, anchor of Suvarna News TV, for making derogatory statements in support of caste-based boycott.
This complaint is regarding a programme aired on December 27, 2023 with Pejawar Shri on the 'News Hour' TV program titled "Are Dalits allowed to worship in Ayodhya?" In this program, a discussion was arranged on whether Dalits will be allowed to worship in Ayodhya's Ram Mandir.
The complaint is filed at a time when the Prana pratishta is scheduled on January 22nd at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir. Pejawar Shri is also one of the trustees of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Theertha Kshetra Trust.
During the debate, Dr. Vishwa Prasanna Tirtha Swamiji of Pejavar Math and the anchor Ajith Hanumakkanavar used discriminatory and derogatory words against Dalits. It is alleged in the complaint filed by an organisation named Dr. B. R Ambedkar Dandu that “Both Pejavara Shri and the TV anchor have justified untouchability by saying that religious rules must be followed in religious places and that Dalits are not allowed to worship in temples"
Commenting on this, Dr. BR Ambedkar Dandu organisation Legal Adviser Adarsh R. Iyer said that the High Ground police station in Bengaluru has issued only an acknowledgment letter in response to the complaint and no preliminary information report has been filed so far.
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Siddaramaiah holds emergency meeting with top cops over Kotekar Cooperative Society robbery
Mangaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah convened an emergency meeting with senior police officials in Mangaluru following the robbery at the Kotekar Cooperative Society on K.C. Road, Talapady. He directed authorities to expedite the investigation and apprehend the culprits at the earliest.
The meeting took place after a Medical Education Department program and was attended by Western Zone IG Amit, Mangaluru City Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal, SP Yatish, and DySP.
Seeking a detailed briefing on the incident, Siddaramaiah questioned the officials about how the robbers managed to escape so easily, how many toll gates they crossed, and the lack of security at these checkpoints.
The officials however, conveyed that there was no security officer at the Society’s office at the time of the robbery and only five or six staff members were present at the time of the heist.
Police officials informed the Chief Minister that the suspects were recorded speaking in Kannada and Hindi. Siddaramaiah instructed the authorities to enforce strict checks at all toll gates, impose blockades across four districts borders, and ensure the arrest of the accused for strict legal action.
