MANGALURU: Imposing section 144 (prohibitory orders) of the CrPC at Diddalli in Madikeri was not supported by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, said Kannada actor and activist Chethan.
He was addressing the inaugural session of the two-day ‘Jana Nudi-2016’ organised by Abhimatha Mangaluru at Shanthi Kirana Hall in Bajjodi on Saturday. He said the state government attempted to curb the protest at Diddalli by imposing prohibitory orders.
“The protest never crossed the limits of constitutional rights, but the government tried to silence the voice of tribals who were deprived of all the basic facilities from the government. The ban orders were unexpected from a government which has Siddaramaiah as its Chief Minister,” he stressed.
He said there will be no meaning left when we fail to live without humanity. “The deprived classes should get justice. The welfare of the depressed classes and tribes should be the main agenda of a government,” he added.
‘Humanitarian concern important in literature’
Marathi scholar Sharana Kumar Limbale said the humanitarian concern is important in literature. “The people from backward classes, depressed classes and minorities should write on their problems and challenges, to fill the gap in present day literature,” he said.