Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (EP)

Mangaluru, Feb 15: Ambedkar Fule Vidyarthi Sangha held protests in front of the statue of Dr Ambedkar of the science department, Mangaluru University Konaje on Wednesday against the alleged derogatory comments made at Bengaluru Jain University. 

President of the sangha, Mohan Kumar said that strict legal action should be taken against the insult meted out to Dr Ambedkar, Scheduled Castes, Backward Classes and Backward Tribes by the Jain University students.

The Centre for Management Studies department students of Jain University, Bengaluru had allegedly insulted Baba Ambedkar and SCs/STs calling Dr B R Ambedkar as Beer Ambedkar and splitting the word Dalit as the-lit in the skit held as part of Yuvajanotsava celebrations of the department. The protesters said that the video of the audience laughing to such statements has gone viral.

The protesters demanded investigations and legal action relating to the incident under SC/ST Act 1989, section 3(1)(X) or 3(1) ( r), IPC section 153, 153(A), 195, 499, 500, 503, 504 and 506.

Vice-president of the sangha Avinash Kamle, Vijay Kumar, Govind, Suresh and others were present.

A protest rally was held from the main entrance of Mangaluru University till the management office. The students handed over a memorandum to university registrar Kishore Kumar. It was also forwarded to the state governor, chief minister, minister of higher education and the inspector general of police.