Mangalore, May 27: In an apparent act of revenge for the attack on an auto driver, who was also a Congress worker in Bantwal taluk, dozens of people on Sunday stormed into the office of Social Democratic Party of India at BC Road-Kaikamba near here and allegedly assaulted SDPI activists.
The agitating mob also damaged a bus stop build by SDPI in the same locality.
Several youth have sustained injuries in the attack. Is'haq(32), a resident of Kalladka, Azharuddin Fairoz (26) and Jabbar (26) - both residents of Bolanthoor and Riyaz (22), a resident of Shanti Angadi have been hospitalized. Among them Is'haq has sustained severe head injuries.
The miscreants damaged the flex, furniture and other things at SDPI office before vandalizing the bus stop. Most of the members of both group belonged to same community, source said.
However, the timely intervention of Circle Inspector Anil S Kulakarni and team prevented the further exacerbation of the situation.
The disgraceful incident took place after Bantwal rural police arrested an alleged SDPI activist in connection with the brutal assault on Congress worker Adam Palla on May 23.
Political Reactions
Congress: “Four days ago a Congress worker had been assaulted by a group of miscreants after throwing chilli powder at him. On Sunday in a marriage ceremony a few Muslim workers of Congress party noticed a man behaving suspiciously. When they caught him and inquired he admitted that he had involved in the attack on Adam Palla. He also admitted that the attack was orchestrated by the SDPI.
After handing over the accused to Bantwal rural police, the Congress workers staged a protest at Kaikamba. Meantime, a group of SDPI began to argue with the protesters. When the situation worsened residents of Shanti Angadi, Kaikamba and Perlya together drove away the SDPI activists”- Lukman, Secretary, Youth Congress, Bantwal
SDPI: “Victory and defeat are natural in every election. We have secured many votes through struggle. However following the announcement of recent Karnataka Assembly poll results, a few Congress workers have been continuously mocking at us. They are even threatening us saying that now they are rulers of the state and they have power to do anything.
On Sunday, at a marriage ceremony, a few people deliberately mocked at a few SDPI activists. When the SDPI activists questioned them, they began to fight and even attacked.
They also stormed SDPI office and damaged property. This is the act of those who cannot bear our success in a short span of time. This is nothing but politics of hate. They should understand that power is not eternal.” -Akbar Ali, General Secretary, SDPI, DK district
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