Mangalore, January 26: In a novel protest against Sangh Parivar's provocative Hindutva, JD(S) workers on Wednesday staged a demonstration in the city demanding the arrest and expulsion of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, whose venomous speech had provoked the communal violence in the peaceful town of Uppinagdy and adjoining areas in Puttur taluk.
The agitators, who gathered in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner under the banner of minority cell of the party, were wearing saffron shawls, in order to send a message to Sangh Parivar that saffron is not the latter's asset.
Addressing the protesters, JD(S) State Secretary M G Hegde said that we need a Hindutva preached by great Hindus like Mahathma Gandhi and Swamy Vivekanada, and not the violent Hindutva of Sangh Parivar or Kalladka Bhat. “We too are Hindus and we lead protest against violent Hindutva”, he said.
Lashing out at Bhat for his vitriolic insinuations cast on the Muslim community, and apparent bid to provoke poor Hindus, Mr Hegde said challenged the former to take to the street and fight himself, instead of pushing poor Hindus to criminal activities.
He also pointed out that those who are in Bajrang Dal and other communal outfits are indeed poor Hindu youths and not the children of affluent communal leaders like Kalladka Bhat or Krishna J Palemar.
Udupi district unit president of JD(S) Devi Prasad Shetty said that the true face of the Sangh Parivar's had come to light when police busted the case of the hoisting of Pakistani national flag in Sindagi.
DK district president of JD(S) minority cell D M Aslam delivered introductory address.
Local leaders of JD(S) Shashiraj Shetty, Abdul Majeed Suralpadi, Aziz Malar, Yogesh Shetty Jeppu, Sudharshan Shetty, Habib Khader were among the protesters.
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