Udupi, Oct 22: The police have tightened security around Sri Krishna Mutt and temple, and roads leading to it after the Deputy Commissioner, on Saturday, issued orders that organisers ofKanaka Nade' should not conduct any cleanliness campaign in these places on Sunday.
He said such activities can be held in private property. The police have clearly worked on a sketch demarcating the public and private land in and around Sri Krishna temple. The police will again look into the sketch of land on which the temple stands, in consultation with the Tahsildar.
The cleanliness drive which is expected to be taken up inside the temple will also be accountable for reprimand, if the temple is on the government land. Three DySPs, 19 PSIs, 29 SIs, 450 HCs/PCs and 100 Home Guards are pressed into service for security. Besides, six platoons of KSRP and seven DAR platoons have been deployed, the SP added.
Meanwhile, the organisers ofSwabhimani Nade' programme have temporarily suspended their plan of holding the programme.
Swabhimani Nade and Udupi Chalo District Convener K L Ashok said the cleanliness drive taken up byKanaka Nade' organizers is absolutely offensive to Dalits and downtrodden who were part of Udupi Chalo.
He said Swabhimani Nade, proposed to be held, would have been another benchmark in the direction of upholding the voices of Dalits and downtrodden.
The decision to take up cleanliness drive under the themeKanaka Nade' is disgusting and it has badly hurt the people who took part in Udupi Chalo. It is a reminiscence of the incident that happened in Mahad Chaudarakere way back in 1927, he said.
Ashok charged that Paryaya Pejawar mutt seer is displaying double standards and he has a superficial personality. He practices untouchability, but pretends and claims to embrace Dalits, Ashok ridiculed.
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