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A monolithic protestation by occupation aspirants demanding that vacant posts successful assorted authorities departments beryllium filled brought beingness successful the cardinal concern territory of Dharwad to a halt connected Tuesday arsenic the agitators took to the streets blocking traffic, tearing up and burning posters and banners of some ruling and Opposition leaders, portion gheraoing the constabulary and besides Opposition leaders.
The monolithic protestation that yet concluded astir 4.30 p.m. besides caught the attraction of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who released an authoritative connection assuring them of expediting the process wrong the ineligible model and besides elaborating connected the reasons for the hold successful recruitment and, according to him, the authorities being played by BJP leaders connected the issue.
Thousands of candidates, chiefly those who enrolled themselves successful competitory introspection coaching centres successful Dharwad, started disconnected connected a peaceful enactment but the concern escalated arsenic the constabulary efforts to restrain them from taking retired a protestation rally went successful vain and the determination to detain their person Kanthakumar R. backfired.
After having gathered astatine Srinagar Circle adjacent Karnatak University, the occupation aspirants wanted to instrumentality retired a protestation march to Jubilee Circle, the support for which was, however, denied by the constabulary citing instrumentality and bid problems.
Objecting to it, president of All Karnataka State Students Association (AKSSA) Kanthakumar had a verbal speech with Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar, starring to his detention.
The improvement further enraged the protestors who past tore up and burnt posters and banners of Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and Ministers.
The banners of BJP leaders erected successful enactment of the protestation besides bore the brunt.
Police unit lasting defender successful a bid to halt protesting occupation aspirants from moving guardant successful Dharwad connected Tuesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
‘Go Back’ slogans
The protestors were besides upset with BJP leaders who came to explicit solidarity with them aft giving a telephone for protestation successful enactment of them.
The protestors raised “Go Back” slogans against Leaders of Opposition successful the Assembly and Council R. Ashok and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and Deputy Leader of Opposition Arvind Bellad.
Some of them adjacent threw the torn-up posters connected them. The protestors were successful nary temper to perceive to the words of Mr. Ashok and Mr. Narayanaswamy.
Despite the barricades enactment up by the constabulary to deter the protestors from going up with their protestation plan, the occupation aspirants marched to the Jubilee Circle.
At 1 constituent of time, Mr. Shashikumar warned the protestors against taking instrumentality into their hands.
The occupation aspirants blocked the Jubilee Circle and the BJP leaders who came to articulation their protestation again had to perceive “Go Back” slogans. Only Mr. Arvind Bellad was allowed to talk connected the occasion. He demanded aboriginal filling of vacant posts.
The protestation concluded with Mr. Kanthakumar submitting a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner R. Snehal who assured the protestors of forwarding it to the State government.
On insisting that the agitation beryllium allowed to continue, Mr. Kanthakumar was detained for a 2nd clip by the police. The constabulary subsequently dispersed the crowd.
Even aft the protest, the constabulary were moving to tighten information on the roadworthy that leads to Sri Nagar Circle wherever scores of coaching institutes are located.
