Various organisations demand release of arrested Vijayapura activists

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Members of assorted organisations person demanded the merchandise of activists arrested for protesting against a PPP exemplary aesculapian assemblage successful Vijayapura.

Vijaypaura Government Medical College Agitation Committee has decided to proceed the agitation.

The Dalit Vidyarthi Parishat, the DSS, the Zilla Angavikalara Kalyan Sangha, the Karnataka Rashtra Samiti, Aam Aadmi Party and the Vijayapura Journalists Association person demanded that the accused beryllium released immediately.

Member of the agitation committee Basavaraj Sulibavi told reporters successful Vijaypaura connected Tuesday that the committee has decided to proceed the agitation.

“The six activists volition proceed the protestation wrong the jail, portion we volition proceed it outside. The State authorities should realise that it cannot repress the agitation by specified means. The lone mode to extremity the protestation is by fulfilling our demands,” helium said.

He described the determination arsenic undemocratic and unconstitutional.

Sri Sanganabasava Swami of Hunshyal Math, Dalit writer and activistic Anil Hosmani, committee president Aravind Kulkarni and members Bhagwan Reddy, Sidram Hallur and Bhogesh Solapur person been charged with effort to murder, among others. “This is not acceptable,” helium said.

The constabulary besides removed the structure utilized by the protestors astatine midnight. Such acts are against the tone of the Constitution. It seems that the State authorities has to marque Constitution speechmaking mandatory for the police, Mr. Sulibavi said.

“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to unveil the statue of Kittur Channamma successful Vijayapura connected Friday. We request that the Chief Minister marque a nationalist announcement that the State authorities volition cancel plans of having a PPP exemplary aesculapian assemblage successful the territory but volition spell up with a authorities aesculapian college, instead. If the Chief Minister says that the task volition beryllium taken up aft a fewer years, we are good with it. However, it cannot effort to extremity our protestation present by making mendacious promises and past instrumentality the PPP task later,” Mr. Sulibavi said.

The different demands see replacing M.B. Patil arsenic territory in-charge Minister of Vijayapura and strict enactment against the constabulary who person filed superior cases similar effort to execution against the activists.

He said that their request has a precedent, arsenic the State authorities cancelled a program to acceptable up a PPP exemplary assemblage successful Kanakapura and decided to unfastened a authorities aesculapian assemblage determination instead.

“The Chief Minister is scheduled to inaugurate a authorities aesculapian assemblage successful Haveri connected Wednesday. If Haveri tin person a authorities aesculapian college, wherefore cannot Vijayapura?” helium said.

Meanwhile, M.B. Patil defended the constabulary enactment against the activists.

“During the protest, the seer slapped a policeman connected duty. How is that justified? Also, what was the request for the committee members to proceed their onslaught adjacent aft a solemn assurance from me? What is the full intent of the agitation then? I deliberation the protestors are misguided. They person been demanding a written assurance that we volition driblet the PPP assemblage idea. Can immoderate Minister of immoderate enactment springiness specified an assurance? Such things are impossible,” helium said.

However, the Minister besides dissociated himself with the constabulary enactment against the activists and said that it was the determination of the constabulary officers and that helium had thing to bash with it.

But the Minister said that helium volition put a gathering of the committee members with the Chief Minister during his sojourn to Vijayapura connected Friday.

He said that helium volition talk to the constabulary and different officials and spot however the arrested activists tin beryllium helped.

Published - January 07, 2026 07:43 p.m. IST

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