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Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Sep 10: Section 144 has been imposed in Udupi city limits.
A fierce fight ensued between the activists of BJP and Congress on the occasion of Bharath Bandh in the city. Prabhakar Poojary, Udupi city president of BJP has been seriously injured and is admitted to a hospital.
It is said that activists of the Congress party have assaulted Prabhakar and in the melee, he has received grave injuries. There was a tense situation in the locality where this incident happened. Immediately SP of Udupi Laxman Nimbargi and personnel of the police department resorted to lathi charge in order to disperse the groups of activists.
The Congress party people have alleged that SP Nimbargi and the personnel of police have hit Ramesh Kanchan, member of CMC Udupi with lathis. Congress leader Vinay Kumar Sorake met Ramesh Kanchan, who is admitted to a hospital in Udupi, and sought information on the issue from him.
As a tense situation is prevailing on the spot, police have taken strict bandobast to prevent any further incidents of violence. In order to bring the situation under control Udupi tahasildar, Pradeep Kurdekar has order imposition of section 144 in Udupi city limits.
Earlier news
Mangaluru: Bharath Bandh – Bus stoned at Balmatta, tyres burnt near Jyothi Circle
Pics: Dayanand Kukkaje/Spoorthi Ullal/Umesh Marpalli/Silvester D'Souza/Kishore Peraje
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Sep 10: The Bharat Bandh call given by Congress party with the support of various parties and organizations today appears to have received good response going by the situation prevailing early morning. Only a handful of vehicles are moving about on the roads in the city and elsewhere.
Tyres were burnt at Jyothi Circlel here while a private bus was stoned at Balmatta. Tyres were also burnt at Kulshekhar at around 2 am today.
Some miscreants hurled stones at Shivabhag Restaurant at Kadri. Damage is yet to be ascertained.
Only buses coming into the city from far away destination are seen on the roads. All the shops and establishments have remained closed.
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Udupi report
In Udupi, most of the shops are closed. But some shopkeepers tried to keep the shops open. At Thenkupete , a vegetable shop belonging to Sridhar Bhat was damaged by some people and a worker there was beaten up. Police have arrived at the place.
At Car Street a shop was damaged and the items from the shop were thrown out.
In Manipal, some auto drivers had clash with the workers of political parties, who wanted the drivers not to run their autos and to observe bandh. Drivers said it is their choice and they have to work in order to live and look after their families. Some heated arguments took place between the two groups. But the police, who arrived at the scene, pacified them and asked them to refrain from indulging in arguments.
DK DC warns
In connection with the bandh call given to protest against increase in petrol and diesel prices, the deputy commissioner of DK district, Sasikanth Senthil, has warned against forcing people to support or take part in the bandh call.
He has, through a press release dated September 9, referred to excerpts from a Supreme Court verdict as per which those who call for hartals or strikes should make it clear in their call that no one would be compelled to participate in these forms of agitation, traffic will not be obstructed and those who are willing can go for work should be allowed to do so and fundamental rights of people to move about would not be affected.
He has accordingly warned that if any political parties, ortgnizations etc try to force others to fall in line with the bandh call, they will be legally proceeded against.
The deputy commissioner said that the city police have already pressed into service a deputy commissioner of police, four assistant commissioners of police, 25 police inspectors, 30 police sub-inspectors, civil staff, home guards, four contingents of Karnataka State Reserve Police, ten city armed reserve contingents etc have been posted for looking after law and order, and the movement of anti social elements are being closely monitored.
Likewise, two deputy superintendents of police, seven inspectors, 20 sub-inspectors, 40 assistant sub-inspectors, head constables, home guards, Karnataka State Reerve Police contingents, three district armed reserve police etc have been given the responsibility of monitoring law and order situation elsewhere in the district.
He said that as a precautionary measure, and to help maintain law and order and peace in the district, holiday has been declared for all schools and colleges in the district.