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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)

Mangalore, Nov 13: To express strong disapproval for the proposed ‘Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill-2011’ Hindu Hitharakshana Vedike, city unit will hold massive protest meet at Nehru Maidan on Wednesday November 23 at 4pm.

Informing about it to reporters here, at a press meet here on Saturday November 12, Dr P Vaman Shenoy, honorary president, Hindu Hitharakshana Vedike said that the proposed bill is opposed by the main opposition party in the centre BJP and even leaders like Mulayam Singh Yadav, Nithish Kumar, Jayalalitha are against it the bill since it is just an eyewash act by the UPA government to divert the attention of general public as UPA’s prestige is marred by its neck deep corruption. Hence it should not be passed in the next winter session as proposed, he said.

Adding further he said that the proposed bill aims at dividing the nation based on religion. The bill aims at favoring minority communities and it is a bias move, he opined.

On November 23, the protest will also be held in Udupi. In Mangalore a massive protest procession will be taken out from Jyothi Circle to Nehru Maidan at 3pm.

As many as 50,000 people are expected to take part. State level hindu outfit leaders will deliver their speech, he informed. However the list of leaders who will address the gathering is not yet finalized, he said.

S Ramesh, president, Hindu Hitharakshana Vedike, Mangalore, leaders Manohar Tulajaram, Jagadeesh Shenava and Sharan Pumpwell among others were present.