Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi (HB)

Udupi, Jan 2: "CAA NRC Virodhi Horata Committee, Kundapur will stage a protest on January 6 at Shastri Circle, Kundapur at 3 pm," Abdul Zaleel, state committee member, SDPI Karnataka announced at Udupi press club here on Thursday January 2.

"The present union government is killing democracy and is trying to impose CAA and NRC on non-Indians. It was very sure that it was a pre-planned act in the case of the Mangaluru shoot out. Two people were killed in firearms during the clash between the people and the protestors. The situation has gone out of hand. I blame the Mangaluru police as they failed to control the protestors and the police also provoked the youth to behave indecently."

Shashidhar Hemmady, president, NRC CAA anti-committee said, "Mangaluru police intentionally killed two people. The government has give a free hand to the police to take any decision. That is why the two died in the firing. It is targeting the Muslim community as is clearly shown in the protest. The government is following the anti-Constitutional and anti-Law Act. Hence, the Kundapur committee has decided to hold the protest. Some of the BJP leaders are putting pressure to ban PFI, because it raises communal clashes, but in the past 25 years, many communal clashes have been carried out."

Shiva Sundar, writer and activist, Sudhir Kumar Maravalli and Nikhitraj Mourya will deliver the main speech.

Another member, Amrith Shenoy said, "The current government is intentionally accusing a particular party. It is trying to taking away the freedom of expression of the public. A detailed investigation needs to also be conducted on the police who were in the protest. The chief minister took back the compensation money, without a trace of guilt.

"Once CAA and NRC are implemented, the treasury of the government will be impacted."

Habeeb Ali, district secretary, K Mohammad Asif, president, SDPI were present at the meet.