Gowri Lankesh, K L Ashok booked for remarks against Hindutva

August 21, 2012

Mangalore, August 21: The Mangalore city police have slapped cases against outspoken secular writer Gowri Lankesh and communal harmony activist K L Ashok, for reportedly making communally provocative remarks during a protest against homestay attack in the city recently.

The duo has been booked under IPC section 153 A (promoting enmity among classes). The cases were registered following a complaint lodged by Deepak, a Hindutva activist at Mangalore South (Pandeshwar) Police Station on Monday.

The complainant said that the duo made horrendous remarks against Hindu Dharma and tried to promote enmity between different groups on grounds of religion. The speeches of Ms Lankesh and Mr Ashok were singularly inflammatory, he added.

The complainant has also submitted a video clipping of her speech in defence of his arguments.

Meanwhile, Ms Lankesh justifying her speech said that her Dharma is Indian constitution. “All that I maintained at the public meeting was to reaffirm my faith in the Indian Constitution,” she said, adding that if a person swearing allegiance to the Indian Constitution is anti-Constitutional, then it is the most ridiculous thing that she has ever seen.

Stating that she was expecting such a course of action from her detractors and would not take it lying down, Ms Gowri said that she would fight it out legally. This was the first such case slapped against her, apart from the several cases that she has faced as a journalist for her no-holds barred style of writing, she added.

Mr Ashok on the other hand said this was the 14th case to be registered against for his outspokenness on views against the Saffron outfits and their activities in the state.

It could be recalled the duo had addressed a protest rally in front of the office of Deputy Commissioner in Mangalore organized by Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike on August 4 to condemn the Hindu Jagarana Vedike attack on young party revelers at Morning Mist Home Stay.

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We're 80 per cent, you're 18; don't oppose CAA: Karnataka BJP MLA spews venom

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January 4,2020

Bellary, Jan 4: A BJP MLA has apparently threatened 'minority' Muslims against participating in anti-CAA protests, saying that opposing the new Citizenship Act will not be good for them and they will have to face serious repercussions.

"It's just a caution for those who are protesting against the CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act). We are 80 per cent and you (Muslims) are 18 per cent. Imagine what will happen if we take charge," MLA Somashekar Reddy told a gathering here on Friday.

"Beware of the majority when you live in this country. This is our country. If you want to live here, you will have to, like the Australian Prime Minister said, follow the country's traditions," he added.

He said: "So, I warn you that CAA and NRC are made by Modi and Amith Shah. If you will go against these acts, it won't be good."

Continuing to spew venom, the MLA further said, "If you wish, you can go to Pakistan. We don't have any issues. Intentionally, we would not send you."

He said that the community should live in harmony with Hindus. "If you will act as enemies, we should also react like enemies," he said.

Earlier, Bengaluru BJP MP Tejaswi Surya reportedly called CAA opposers as "puncturewalas".

The nation has been witnessing massive protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). But Prime Minister Narendra Modi has specifically stated that the NRC was never discussed.

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Reddy,

This is not your father's country nor any other's father's country.

Eh desh kisika baap ka naheen hai.

All have sacrificed to liberate this nation.

Your Gundagiri will not succeed. See soon the result.

To goto Pakistan, we have choice to go or not. But you don't have choice.

Your brain also black, we don't what about the color of your heart.

Jai Bharath, Jai all countries

in forest DOg is more in number.. that does not mean LION is not king.

Lion is lion and dog is dog...here number does not count

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Transfer racket is root of graft in govt offices: BS Yediyurappa

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March 5,2020

Bengaluru, Mar 5: Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday admitted in the legislative assembly that corruption was deep-rooted in government offices and held transfer racket as the root cause of the graft menace.

“Unless we root it out from the system, we can never uphold the spirit of the Constitution and ensure equitable justice to people. If legislators lend support (to this cause), then we can weed out this menace,” Yediyurappa said during a special discussion on the Constitution.

Successive governments have been accused by opposition parties of running a transfer racket, but there’s very little done to institute a probe or order a crackdown following the allegations.

The chief minister’s candid admission came after senior Congress MLA HK Patil, quoting a report from Amnesty International, said 63% of people in Karnataka give bribe to get their work done in government offices. The CM said he agreed with the report in toto.

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Carcass of over 50 monkeys found near Belathangady; poisoning suspected

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May 15,2020

Belthangady, May 15: Carcases of more than 50 monkeys were found at Bandaru gram panchayat in the taluka here on Friday.

The carcasses were found on the Kundalapalke-Padmunja road in Bandar village. Locals had seen the monkeys’ carcasses night of Thursday and informed authorities about it.

Kaniyuru Health Centre’s medical assistant Swatantra Rao and Ujire health Centre’s Medical Officer, Forest Department staff, veterinarians and local Panchayat officials visited the spot.

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