1 killed in Hubballi after violence at Ganesha procession

DHNS

September 14, 2019

Hubballi, Sept 14: A 20-year-old youth, who was stabbed during a Ganapati idol immersion procession in Hubballi on Friday, succumbed to his injuries, as the city witnessed a rash of assault incidents involving immersion processions.

The deceased has been identified as Basavaraj Shivur (20), a resident of Hangal taluk in Haveri district and a student of KLE Nursing Institute. Shivur was being treated at the KIMS hospital.

Basavaraj had gone to watch the Ganapati procession along with three other friends. While dancing near the Sangolli Rayanna Circle, a stranger stabbed him following which he was rushed to the KIMS hospital, where he breathed his last.

Basavaraj’s friend Sunil Hadapad, who lodged a complaint with the police, stated that Basavaraj had quarreled with a stranger over dancing following which he was stabbed.

There were several other assault cases at Durgadabail and Chennamma Circle, where as many as seven people were assaulted.

Police beefed up security for the immersions after the incidents.

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Brahmin Savarkar was non-veg eater; wasn't against cow slaughter: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao

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October 3,2024

Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao reminded that V D Savarkar was not against cow slaughter as he himself was non-veg eater, PTI reported on Thursday.

"As a Brahmin he was eating meat, and he was openly propagating eating meat," said the minister at an event in Bengaluru.

Reacting to Gundu Rao's claim, BJP MP Anurag Thakur called Congress a "factory of lies" as he warned that India won't tolerate any disrespect towards Savarkar.

"By disrespecting Veer Savarkar they have shown that they don't respect freedom fighters. During the Congress government, Sardar Bhagat Singh was termed a separatist in textbooks...By making those who want to break the nation join the congress party, Rahul Gandhi is taking forward the ideology of 'tukde tukde' and he is a 'modern Jinnah' who speaks ill of the country abroad...," he said.

Meanwhile, a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district summoned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi earlier this week in a defamation case filed against him for his alleged objectionable remarks against the Hindutva ideologue.

The complainant, who is the director of an NGO, claimed he watched a press conference addressed by Gandhi in Hingoli and also a speech made by the Congress leader in November 2022.

He alleged that Gandhi, on the two occasions, by his words and visual representations knowingly harmed the reputation of Veer Savarkar and also tried to defame the latter's image in the society.

According to the complainant, Gandhi said "Savarkar is BJP and RSS jin" which was defamatory in nature.

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