Mangalore: Congress Condemns Manjula's Report, Demands its Dismissal

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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (BG)

Mangalore, Aug 13: The district Congress on Monday August 13 staged a protest condemning the report on the recent home stay incident submitted by state Women's Commission chief C Manjula.

The protest began by offering a floral tribute to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in front of the MCC building at Lalbagh.

A copy of the Women's Commission report was burnt on the occasion. The Congress leaders and workers then marched to the DC's office where they held a protest meet.

Addressing the protestors, state Congress women's president Manjula Naidu launched a tirade against the ruling BJP and said that the state government has been harassing people in the name of development. "BJP has been promising change now and again, but has not done anything to date," she said.

"The idea of moral policing was introduced by Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, and its roots are now getting strengthened in the city. There is a need to nip moral policing in the bud and root it out," she said.

"If the state government really respects women, it should dismiss the report submitted by the politically-influenced Women's Commission chairperson Manjula," she demanded.

Dinesh Gundu Rao, who was also present, said that it has been BJP's tried and tested strategy to misguide the people by raising communally sensitive issues  whenever elections approach. "BJP is being oversmart, and in the process doing injustice to the people," he added.

MLA Ramanath Rai and Vinaykumar Sorake also condemned the Women's Commission report on the incident.

Mayor Gulzar Banu, KPCC secretary Ivan D'Souza, J R Lobo, Praveenchandra Alva, Mithun Rai, and many other Congress leaders and workers were present.