Mangaluru, Feb 24, 2017: The Dakshina Kannada unit of the BJP along with various Hindu outfits organised a protest rally from Jyothi Circle to Nehru Maidan on February 24, Friday to oppose the Sauharda rally to be held on February 25 under the aegis of the CPI(M) with the participation of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Along with BJP, members of the VHP, Bajrangdal, Hindu Jagarana Vedike and Sri Rama Sene are participating in the rally in large numbers.
Prominent among those participating are Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje, former minister Krishna Palemar, former MLC Monappa Bhandary, Jagadish Shenava, A Badrinath Kamath, Sharan Pumpwell and Satyajit Suratkal.