Mangalore: Home Stay Attack Evokes Another Protest, Scores of Students Join in
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)
Mangalore, Sep 1: A rally followed by a protest condemning the attack on students at a birthday party in a Padil home stay on July 28, and against the continued attack by the moral police on the city's youth was jointly jointly by the Youth Congress, DYFI, Yuva Janata Dal, AIYF, NSUI, SFI, VJD(S) and AISFY, here on Saturday September 1.
The rally began from the Ambedkar Circle, Jyothi and culminated with the protest in front of the DC's office. Students who marched all the way from Jyothi gathered in large numbers to protest against the home stay incident.
Addressing the protestors, Mithun Rai of Youth Congress condemned the attack on youth by Hindu Janajagarana Vedike (HJV) activists in Padil's Morning Mist Home Stay on July 28. He shouted slogan against district incharge minister C T Ravi, Hindu outfits and other leaders of BJP.
"Goons and anti-social elements cannot infringe on the freedom of youth, and will be hit back on the spot if such attacks on youths continue. We will not give up our fight till the Goonda Act is invoked against Subash Padil, who led the team of attackers in Padil," he warned.
He said that like-minded groups have joined hands to work towards the elimination of anti-social elements from the society. "Youngsters aged between 18 and 24 are spending their precious time in jail because of Bajrang Dal and other such outfits," he said.
Referring to HJV's denial of any role in the attack a day after the incident, Munir Katipalla of DYFI said, "After attacking, these shameless outfits try to wash their hands of the matter by saying that it was not them."
He strongly condemned the saffron outfits for attacking youngsters in the name of culture and snatching away their freedom, and then trying to escape by denying their role in such attacks.
"BJP is in power in the state and the district. Why can't the BJP stop sex tourism and drug mafia which the outfits complain about? Anti-social elements are involved in hafta collection as well," he added.
Local leaders Ashith Pereira, Nitin Kuthar, Siraj, Shashiraj Shetty, Yogish Kumar Shetty Jeppu, Satish Bantwal, Ivan D’Souza, Sunil Kumar Bajal, Dayanand Shetty, Preetham and Praveenchandra Alva were present on the dais.