MYSURU: BJP and Rashtra Suraksha Janandolana Samiti activists were disappointed on Monday as the police denied them permission to hold a massive ‘Mysuru Chalo’ rally against violence at Udayagiri police station.
BJP state president BY Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, who had come to Mysuru to participate in the rally, returned to Bengaluru without attending the protest, but said they will continue their fight against Congress government’s anti-Hindu policies.
The samiti had called for a rally from Gun House Circle to Kote Anjaneya Swamy Temple near Mysuru Palace, condemning the violence and had sought permission from the police. Meanwhile, the Dalitha Mahasabha and Mysuru District Youth Congress Committee too had demanded permission to hold separate rallies on the same stretch against BJP for allegedly portraying the Muslim community in a negative light and to spread harmony.
Samiti, meanwhile, approached the high court.
The police had made elaborate bandobast with over a thousand personnel deployed on the stretch. BJP and Samiti leaders came near the Gun House Circle in the morning, but the police sent them back. The situation turned tense after Vijangendra and Ashoka arrived in Mysuru. While Vijayendra stayed at a private hotel on the city outskirts, Ashoka came to Government Guest House in Nazarbad and waited for the high court’s order.
The single-judge bench of Justice R Devdas, who heard arguments from both parties, directed the police to allow a peaceful protest at University of Mysore’s football ground at 3.30 pm and prohibited participants from making any provocative statements. Disappointed by the court order, both Vijayendra and Ashoka returned to Bengaluru.
Before leaving, Ashoka said Muslim fanatics had attacked the Udayagiri police station. “The miscreants had planned to burn the entire police station as they had experience in Hubballi.
Though the police had video recordings of over 1,000 miscreants, they arrested just 16. The main culprit who instigated the violence was arrested just two days ago. After Home Minister G Parameshwara visited Mysuru, police had stopped arresting the culprits. Due to pressure from the government, police are not taking any action,” he accused. Ashoka said the entire state government is involved in vote bank politics and Islamisation of the state.
“The government is also planning to announce a holiday on Ramzan. Murders had occurred after the government announced Tipu Jayanti. Now allowing Muslims to offer prayers is leading to Islamisation. Even in Bengaluru, Muslim miscreants are roaming the streets with weapons. We will continue our protest against Congress for its anti-Hindu policies. I will raise the issue in the assembly,” he said.
As per court order, BJP and Samiti protested at the University football ground in the afternoon amid massive police presence.