Protest against Chief Minister over his ‘action-reaction’ statement
The Hindu
Participants say his ‘statements have essentially put a seal of approval on the social apartheid caused by Hindutva organisations’
A coalition of progressive organisations, including Dalits, minorities and women, held a protest against Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru on October 21 condemning his recent statements ‘condoning moral policing’.
“The communal health of Karnataka is fast deteriorating owing to the rising violence by Hindutva groups. These groups are essentially imposing social segregation on the basis of religion, caste and gender, which is contrary to the core principles of the Constitution – fraternity and secularism”, according to a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister through Home Minister Araga Jnanendra.