Kulkunda cattle fair disrupted by Bajrang Dal once again

November 11, 2011

Mangalore, November 11: Activists of Bajrang Dal on Thursday disrupted an annual cattle fair in Kulkunda in Sullia Taluk. For the second consecutive year, the right wing activists did not allow buyers to leave the fair with the animals for several hours.

The fair is being organised by the Subrahmanya Gram Panchayat since the Panchayat was set up. Every year, thousands of draught animals are brought to the fair from all over the State and the fair attract buyers from the neighbouring districts as well as Kerala.

The three-day Kulkunda cattle fair was inaugurated in the morning in an open field which belonged to the Kukke Subrahmanya temple before the land reforms were introduced.

According to Panchayat Vice-President Narayana Agrahara, the Panchayat had obtained permission from the Tahsildar to organise the fair though a committee as per the law.

However, like previous year, on the first day of fair around 50 Bajrang Dal activists prevented vehicles from leaving the fair until Gram Panchayat officials, the Sullia Tahsildar and the police agreed to their demands.

City Convenor of the Bajrang Dal Sharan Pumpwell claimed that the members of his outfit simply did not allow the vehicles transporting the animals to leave until evening. The vehicles were allowed to leave only after their demands had been met by the officials during a meeting held at around 7 p.m.

Justifying his outfits act, Mr Pumpwell said that only 10 per cent of the cattle traded at the fair were meant for agricultural use, while the rest of cattle would be taken to slaughter houses in Kerala.

Meanwhile, Subrahmanya police has registered a case against two Bajrang Dal activists for illegally threatening to kill a vehicle driver while transporting cattle.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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