Nomadic people throng Minister Somashekhar at Rajyotsava event in Mysuru for title deeds
Mysuru: Members of the nomadic communities flocked around Cooperation and District In-charge Minister S T Somashekhar during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations here on Tuesday, demanding title deeds for houses and shouting slogans.
The 67th Kannada Rajyotsava program was organized by the district administration at outside the Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near the Mysore Palace.
The minister and the district authorities were taken aback as the nomadic community members flocked around the minister. Somashekhar, who hoisted the state flag and honoured the Kannada activists on the occasion, was moving to flag off the vehicle for the Mother India chariot (Bharatambe Ratha), said sources.
Suddenly, women, children and youngsters of the nomadic communities, who were standing among the audience for the Rajyotsava program, now reportedly came forth, led by Dalita Sangharsha Samiti district coordinator Choranahalli Shivanna. The entire group moved ahead to meet Somashekhar, but the minister was immediately surrounded by policemen in protection.
It is learned that the minister, troubled by the unexpected change in situation, departed from the venue for the Rajyotsava program.
Shivanna, addressing the gathering, clarified, “Being Kannadigas, we do not wish to disrupt the Rajyotsava program. We staged a protest the last 50 days continually outside the deputy commissioner’s office demanding title deeds for houses. District In-charge Minister S T Somashekhar completely sidelined our request and even ignored us through the entire period of protest. We wished to stage a black flag protest during the Dasara season, but the deputy commissioner and the police assured us that the issue would be resolved. It is already a month since the end of the festivities, but our problem remains unresolved. Which is why, we have approached Minister Somashekhar on this occasion.”
He reportedly warned, “The district administration would be responsible for any sort of mishap that might occur if our problem is not solved.”
The policemen took the protesters into custody. The District Armed Reserved Force carried away more than 50 such protesters in three vehicles to the grounds. Sources said that women and children too were thrust into the police vehicles commonly with men.
Bhagyamma, Kirangur Swamy, Shivaraju Arasinakere, Mahadeva, Anita, Rangaswamy and Mahesh were the other leaders in the protest on Tuesday.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
