Farmers stage protest against amendments to Farm Laws, attempt to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha

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December 9, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 9: Farmers, backed by various unions, on Wednesday took out a protest march to the Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat, where Winter session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly was in progress, demanding the State Government scrap the recent amendments made to the farm laws.

They were protesting against the amendments to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act and Agricultural Produce Marketing (Regulation and Development (Amendment) Act 2020.

Many protesters arrived in the city by train due to which security was beefed up at the Sangolli Rayanna Railway station. The rally started from the railway station to the Ananda Rao Circle and converged at the Freedom Park. Later, the farmers tried to march towards the Vidhana Soudha carrying whip used to guide bulls. The police barricaded all the roads leading to Vidhana Soudha and intensified security to prevent the protesters.

Already the prohibitory orders under section 144 of the CRPC are in place around the Vidhana Soudha.

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Deputy SP suspended over Ganesh idol procession violence in Mandya

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September 20,2024

Mandya: The Deputy Superintendent of Police of Nagamangala town in Mandya district has been suspended for "negligence and dereliction of duty" in connection with the clashes that broke out between two groups during a Lord Ganesh idol procession, police said on Friday.

This is the second suspension of a police officer over the clashes on September 11 following which mobs went on a rampage targeting several shops and vehicles leading to tension here.

The situation in the town has since returned to normalcy and most of the shops have started operating. However, adequate security forces continued to be stationed here as a precautionary measure, according to police.

Sumeeth A R, DySP (Nagamangala), was suspended on Thursday for negligence and dereliction of duty, Mandya Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baldandi told PTI.

"He (Sumeeth) was not present at the spot nor was he at the police headquarters when the incident occurred. He arrived late at the spot despite the sensitive nature of events," he said.

Earlier, Police Inspector Ashok Kumar posted at Nagamangala town police station was suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the violence.

A total of 55 people have been arrested in connection with the incident.

According to police, an argument broke out between two groups, when the Ganesh idol procession by devotees from Badarikoppalu village reached a place of worship on September 11, and some miscreants hurled stones, which escalated the situation.

The police had used mild force to disperse the crowd to control the situation.

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