Probe ordered into alleged insult of PDO in Belagavi district
The Hindu
The accused is a pro-Marathi activist.
Belagavi Police Commissioner Iada Martin Marbaniang has ordered an inquiry into the alleged insult of a government employee by a pro-Marathi activist in Kinaye village in Belagavi district of Karnataka.
The police social media cell officers flagged down a video of a youth using bad language against Nagendra Pattar, a panchayat development officer (PDO) in Kinaye on March 12. In the video, the young man asks the PDO to speak in Marathi, and when he replies that he can not, and continues to speak in Kannada, the young man uses abusive language.
Police informed that this video has been circulating on social media. They have identified the accused. The Police Commissioner warned that such behaviour against officials will not be taken lightly and stern action will be taken.
Pro-Kannada activists have sought action against the activist.
Karnataka Rakshana Vedike president Deepak Gudaganatti alleged that the accused is an office-bearer of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti.
Mr. Gudaganatti said that a KRV team will visit Kinaye village on March 13 to felicitate the PDO for maintaining decorum, and for taking a stand that he will continue to speak in Kannada, the official language of Karnataka.
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