Massive protest held against Mangalore home stay attack

Massive protest held against Mangalore home stay attack

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Sep 4, 2012: The Karavali Sauharda Sangharsha Samithi in collaboration with the JD(S), CPI(M), and Congress organized a massive protest against moral policing on September 4, Tuesday. 

The protestors organized a rally from Jyothi Circle to the DC’s office and especially condemned the attack on young people at Morning Mist Home Stay by members of the Hindu Janajagarana Vedike (HJV).

 

 

B. Madhava said in his protest address that members of the Hindu Janajagarana Vedike (HJV) have proved to be extremely uncultured by beating up girls under the excuse of protecting culture. He also said that the police have still not arrested many more people in connection with this case, adding that the protestors will continue fighting till Subhash Padil, the chief accused in the case, is booked under the Goonda Act. 

Ramanath Rai, president of the samithi, said that the district has witnessed a number of anti-social activities such as pub attack, home stay attack, and church attack recently. Incidents such as these instill fear in the minds of students who come to Mangalore from far off places to pursue their studies, he added. 

Chandrakala Nandavar, Kannada writer, said that DK is full of intelligent people and such incidents are a blot on the reputation of the district. Parents are capable of taking care of their children and they do not need anti-social elements to discipline their children, she added. 

Speaking on the occasion, M. G. Hegde, state secretary of the JD(S), said that the home stay attack has had an adverse effect not only on the economic and educational status of the district, but also its future as a tourist hotspot. 

Among the protestors were P. Sanjeeva, M. B. Sadashiva, Sathish Kumar Bantwal, B. Madhava, P. V. Mohan, T. C. M. Sheriff, Sara Abubakker, and others.