Mangaluru, Dec 9: The peace meeting hosted by the Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate in its office premises here on Tuesday largely saw leaders belonging to the Sangh Parivar, while several Muslim organisations chose to boycott or not attend the peace meeting citing bias towards a particular community by the police and district administration. A few representatives of Left parties also took part in the meeting.
Speaking on the occasion, former MLC Monappa Bhandary alleged that illegal cattle slaughter, forced conversion and'love jihad' were the sole reasons that ignited communal clashes in the district. From the past few months ever since the new government took charge, untoward incidents have escalated in Dakshina Kannada while the district administration has failed in efficiently maintaining law and order in the district. It is very important that such incidents should be prevented from taking place and the government should take measures to stop them from occurring, he said.
DYFI district vice-president B K Imtiyaz urged the police commissioner to take action against the ones who instigated untoward communal incidents in the society with their provocation. There is a conspiracy behind all communal incidents occurring in the district. Unbiased action is required against culprits who tried to spark clashes and communal tension in sensitive areas of the district, he urged.
President of Nagarika Seva Samithi Hanumanth Kamath said that the presence of elected representatives such as district in-charge minister did not guarantee peace in the district. To ensure a peaceful atmosphere, there should be open talks between leaders of different communities, he said, stating that untoward incidents were results of the failure of the police department.
CPI (M) district leader Yadav Shetty said that both majority and minority radicalism were growing in the district, which had to be stopped. Criminals should be arrested without any bias of religion and caste, he urged the police department.
Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) state co-convenor Satyajit Suratkal alleged that the police were discriminating against the Hindu community by booking the community members under stringent charges in connection with crimes. This discrimination is the main reason for such communal arrests in the district, he said.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader M B Puranik urged the district administration to compensate the injured in the initial round of clashes that occurred in Ulaibettu last week.
Popular Front of India district president A M Ataullah, SDPI leader Nawaz Ullal and few others staged a walkout on the occasion.
Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Nigam Vasani, former MLA N Yogish Bhat, Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, Marcel Monteiro, activist Hanumanth Kamath, Jagadish Shenava and others spoke on the occasion.
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