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As the wintertime league of the Karnataka legislature began successful the ‘city of Kunda (sweet delicacy)’ connected December 8, leaders and members of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES), who tried to clasp a ‘Maha Melava’ successful protestation against the wintertime league contempt not having the requisite permission, were detained. The constabulary had not permitted the lawsuit and foiled attempts to clasp it without permission.
Leaders and members of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) were detained by Belagavi constabulary arsenic they attempted to proceed towards Vaccine Depot for holding ‘Maha Melava’, connected December 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
MES leaders Manohar Kinekar, Malojirao Ashtekar and Shubham Shelke were among those taken into custody erstwhile they were astir to pb a protestation march to Vaccine Depot wherever they had planned to clasp ‘Maha Melava’ contempt the constabulary not permitting the event. They were detained adjacent Second Railway Gate adjacent arsenic the protesters kept demanding inclusion of Belagavi successful Maharashtra.
In a related development, a autobus belonging to Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was stopped successful Kolhapur by Shiv Sena activists and stickers of ‘Jai Maharashtra’ were pasted connected the conveyance successful protestation against denial of support for the ‘Maha Melava’ successful Belagavi. The autobus was going from Haliyal towards Pune.
KRV activists held
In a related development, respective members of Karnataka Rakshana Vedide, including members of some Narayana Gowda and Shivamegowda factions, were taken into preventive custody erstwhile they tried to march towards Vaccine Depot successful protestation against ‘Maha Melava’ of MES. The concern turned tense for immoderate clip arsenic scores of MES activists tried to march towards the KRV activists. Police intercepted activists of some outfits and detained them.
District portion president of KRV (Narayangowda faction) Deepak Gundanakatti and Wazod Hirekaddli were among those detained.
The constabulary had a hard clip connected December 8, arsenic members of MES and KRV held protests successful assorted parts of the city.
Earlier, constabulary had made elaborate information arrangements astir Suvarna Soudha and different places successful the run-up to the wintertime league and the projected ‘Maha Melava’ of MES for which support was not given.
