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Karnataka Rajya Valmiki Samaj Samiti members held protests successful Belagavi and different districts of Karnataka against erstwhile MP Ramesh Katti for his alleged abusive statements against the community.
Protests began connected October 19 erstwhile the BJP person reportedly made the remark earlier his supporters during elections to the Belagavi territory cardinal cooperative bank.
The archetypal lawsuit was filed successful Belagavi connected October 19. Community person Rajshekar Talwar registered a ailment against Ramesh Katti astatine Camp constabulary station. He has demanded enactment nether BNS and Prevention of Atrocities against SC/ST Communities Act. The complainant has submitted copies of a video clip featuring Ramesh Katti arsenic proof.
The ailment states that portion talking to his supporters aft the polling was over, Ramesh Katti utilized obscene words against the full Valmiki assemblage portion trying to criticise the Jarkiholi brothers. The video clip of this remark has gone viral connected societal media. Mr. Talwar told The Hindu that Valmiki assemblage leaders had filed implicit 2 twelve cases against Ramesh Katti successful assorted districts.
Mallikarjun Batagi, president of the Vijayapura territory portion of Akhil Bharatiya Valmiki Samaj Seva Samiti, demanded the apprehension of Ramesh Katti.
On October 20 and 21, members of Maharishi Valmiki Nayaka Samaj protested successful Gokak, Belagavi, Hukkeri, Ramdurg, Bailhongal, Vijayapura, Kalaburagi, and different places, demanding the contiguous apprehension of Ramesh Katti. Protests were organised successful Belagavi connected October 21. The protestors gathered astatine the Rani Channamma Circle and expressed their anger. Some younker burnt Ramesh Katti’s portraits and enactment a garland of slippers connected his images.
Protestors person called for a Karnataka bundh connected October 24.
