Day after conflict between the protesters of the Panchamasali Lingayat group and police close to Vikas Soudha in Belagavi, the Hirebagewadi police registered a suo motu case and filed an FIR in opposition to a number of demonstrators, an officer stated on Wednesday.
At a press convention, deputy commissioner Mohammad Roshan, IGP Vikash Kumar Vikash, superintendent of police Bhimashankar Guled, and metropolis police commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang defended the lathi cost on the protesters because it was “unavoidable after protesters violated courtroom orders to keep up peace”.
“The agitators created a tense scenario by making an attempt to storm Suvarna Vidhana Soudha (SVS) and pelting stones at police and autos. In such excessive circumstances, the police had no alternative however to resort to a lathi cost,” Guled stated. He reported that 10 protesters and 14 police personnel had been injured and are receiving remedy at varied hospitals.
He additional stated that FIR has been registered in opposition to a number of individuals, together with Ningappa Banad, Ramagowda Fakiragouda, Umesh Ingalewar, Manjunath Bendigeri, and Manjunath Gummagol, underneath a number of sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for offences similar to assault, obstruction of responsibility, injury to public property, and tried homicide. Authorities are persevering with investigations to determine further suspects concerned within the unrest.
The violence erupted exterior the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, the place Karnataka’s winter legislative session is underway, on Tuesday. 1000’s of demonstrators led by Kudalasangama Panchamasali Peetha seer Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya Swamy gathered to demand their inclusion within the 2A reservation class, which gives a 15% quota, as an alternative of their present 3B class with a 5% reservation.
Clashes broke out when protesters tried to breach the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha premises utilizing tractors and blocked Nationwide Freeway-4 on Tuesday. The scenario escalated with incidents of stone pelting, main to break to authorities and police autos. Regulation enforcement responded with lathi costs and detained a number of protesters, together with BJP leaders Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Aravind Bellad.
Seer Basava Jaya Mrutyunjaya condemned the police response and introduced a statewide street blockade protest on December 12, accusing the Congress-led authorities of suppressing the group’s peaceable motion via extreme power.
Chatting with the media, the seer alleged that law enforcement officials in civilian garments initiated violence, together with stone pelting. “The state authorities should apologise instantly and droop the officers answerable for the assault. Our group is deeply harm, and we won’t let our voices be silenced,” he stated.
The seer additionally demanded clarification from chief minister Siddaramaiah on whether or not the federal government would meet their calls for for reservation. He warned that the group would help a authorities that fulfils their calls for, emphasising the motion’s peaceable nature regardless of alleged provocations.
The seer urged the group to dam state and nationwide highways, in addition to roads in villages and taluks, through the December 12 protest. He assured the injured protesters that their medical bills can be lined by the group and referred to as for the quick launch of detained members. “Regardless of the federal government’s makes an attempt to suppress our motion, we stay steadfast in our demand for justice,” the seer added.
In the meantime, the Karnataka Backward Caste Federation additionally warned of a statewide protest if the state authorities grants reservation underneath the 2A class to the Panchamasali Lingayat group. The members met chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday and submitted a memorandum opposing the demand.
The memorandum urged Siddaramaiah to not take into account the inclusion of Panchamasali Lingayats underneath the 2A class of the Different Backward Lessons (OBC) reservation record.
KM Ramachandrappa, president of the federation, stated that the demand was an try and entry the 15% reservation quota reserved for socially and economically backward lessons.
“The Panchamasali Lingayat sect is already availing advantages underneath the 3B class. Nonetheless, their calls for for inclusion underneath the 2A class will put essentially the most backward castes at an obstacle,” he stated.
He additional stated that the Panchamasali group is academically, socially, economically, and politically superior and argued that their inclusion within the 2A class would negatively affect underprivileged castes similar to Agasa, Savita Samaj, Tigala, Ediga, Kuruba, and Devanga, amongst others.
“If this transfer is authorised, it is going to deprive essentially the most backward communities of alternatives in schooling, employment, and political illustration. The Panchamasali Lingayat sect will dominate and take over the advantages meant for the actually backward,” he added.
