Mangaluru/Udup, Nov 25: Dozens of Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha activists on Tuesday courted arrest in the twin districts while staging black-flag demonstrations during the visit of the Home Minister K J George.
According to local leaders of Yuva Morcha the intention behind their black-flag demonstration was to protest the failure of the home minister to check the increasing incidences of sexual assaults and atrocities on women in the State.
This step was in line with the BJP Yuva Morcha's State unit's decision to protest and demonstrate black flags to three other Ministers in the State – Dinesh Gundu Rao, Qamarul Islam and H. Anjaneya – whom the party accuse of being corrupt.
However, Mr George's all scheduled programmes in Dakshina Kananda and Udupi were undisrupted on Tuesday thanks to the timely action by police.
At Malpe in Udupi protesters with black flags took to the streets even before the home minister could arrive. The agitators, who gathered near the gate of Malpe port, shouted slogans against the minister showing black flags.
Police rushed to the spot and detained nearly three dozens of protesters and seized black flags. Mr. George inaugurated the new administrative building of Coastal Security Police in Malpe amidst protests.
The black-flag protest erupted in Mangaluru city too when Mr George was on his way to City Police Commissionerate to address the press in the evening. Earlier in the morning Mr George visited district Congress office and inaugurated police community hall located behind the office of Superintendent of Police in Mangaluru.
However, the Yuva Morcha activists resorted to protest near the Commissionerate when the Home Minister returned from Bantwal visit.
The police picked up another three dozens of demonstrators and brought the situation under control. All the detained agitators were later released.
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