Cops raid BJP leader’s house over stone pelting during RSS activist’s funeral

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July 10, 2017

Mangaluru, Jul 10: The police are on the lookout for a Hindutva leader in connection with the stone-pelting that led to chaos during the funeral procession of RSS activist Sharath Madivala, highly placed sources said.

Dakshina Kannada district police on Sunday night raided the house of Satyajit Surathkal, State secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party Backward Classes Morcha, after receiving information on his involvement in the alleged attempt to create communal riot when the funeral procession reached BC Road on Saturday.

However, Satyajit was not there in the house during the time of the raid, sources said. Condemning the raid, Hindu Jagarana Vedike said the police trooped into Satyajit’s house and misbehaved with family members.

Superintendent of Police C H Sudheer Kumar Reddy confirmed that the police has conducted raid at a few places in Surathkal in search of those who were allegedly involved in stone throwing incident. “We could not find them,” he said, not disclosing the names of the suspects.

At least two persons suffered injuries and several vehicles were damaged due to the stone pelting in BC Road on Saturday. The police have already arrested 13 persons and took 25 others into custody following the incident. The police are now trying to find out the mastermind behind the clashes.

Sharat Madivala, a 28-year-old RSS activist was stabbed by unidentified miscreants in BC Road on July 4. He breathed his last at a hospital in Mangaluru on July 7. Sangh Parivar activists took his mortal remains to his home town Sajipa Munnir in Bantwal taluk through a procession ignoring prohibitory orders.

It is worth mentioning here that several suspected Hindutva activists were caught on camera collecting stones on road during the procession.

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‘Activists’ caught on camera collecting stones during funeral procession

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Campus politics: DKS pushes to restore student elections in Karnataka banned since 1989

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November 26,2025

Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka is taking its first concrete steps towards lifting a three-decade-old ban on student elections in colleges and universities. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced Wednesday that the state government will form a small committee to study the reintroduction of campus polls, a practice halted in 1989 following incidents of violence.

Speaking at a 'Constitution Day' event organised by the Karnataka Congress, Mr. Shivakumar underscored the move's aim: nurturing new political leadership from the grassroots.

"Recently, (Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha) Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to me and Chief Minister (Siddaramaiah) asking us to think about restarting student elections," Shivakumar stated. "I'm announcing today that we'll form a small committee and seek a report on this."

Student elections were banned in Karnataka in 1989, largely due to concerns over violence and the infiltration of political party affiliates into campus life. The ban effectively extinguished vibrant student bodies and the pipeline of young leaders they often produced.

Mr. Shivakumar, who also serves as the Karnataka Congress president, said that former student leaders will be consulted to "study the pros and cons" of the re-introduction.

Acknowledging the history of the ban, he added, "There were many criminal activities taking place back then. We’ll see how we can conduct (student) elections by regulating such criminal activities."

The Deputy CM reminisced about his own journey, which began on campus. He recalled his political activism at Sri Jagadguru Renukacharya College leading to his first Assembly ticket in 1985 at the age of 23. "That's how student leadership was at the time. Such leadership has gone today. College elections have stopped," he lamented, adding that for many, college elections were "like a big movement" where leaders were forged.

The move, driven by the Congress high command's push to cultivate young talent, will face scrutiny from academics and university authorities who have, in the past, expressed concern that the return of polls could disrupt the peaceful academic environment and turn campuses into political battlegrounds.

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