The Karnataka Police on Monday imposed prohibitory orders in parts of Shivamogga district after pro-Hindu activists protested against attempts to remove a poster of Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar put up at Ameer Ahmed circle on Independence Day. Shivamogga situation more tense; two people were stabbed within 2 hours.
A row had erupted after the poster was put up today. A few Muslim youth protested against the poster put up by pro-Hindu groups. The victim, identified as Prem Singh, has been shifted to a local hospital for further treatment. The motive behind the attack was not immediately known. According to the Karnataka home minister, the stabbing incident is likely due to the ongoing Savarkar photo issue in Shivamogga.
“One stabbing incident has happened in Shivamogga is what I’m told. Is it regarding Savarkar photo issue, it seems like it. But yet to get full details,” Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra told media. The Karnataka Police has imposed prohibitory orders in parts of Shivamogga district and shops have downed their shutters.
Earlier on Monday, pro-Hindu activists protested against a few Muslim youth who demanded the removal of Savarkar flex. In a similar incident, the banner erected at the Surathkal junction in Mangaluru naming the circle after Veer Savarkar was removed after Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) workers raised objections to it.
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SDPI’s Surathkal unit expressed their objection to the banner and brought it to the notice of the police. The corporation removed the banner on Sunday evening after corporation commissioner Akshy Sridhar issued the orders for the same.
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