Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Nov 7: On Friday November 6, the state committee of Dr B R Ambedkar Foundation had organized a district level protest in the city. The protest was meant to pressurize the Chief Minster to drop the mining barons, G Karunakar Reddy, G Janardan Reddy and B Sriramulu, from the state cabinet, as these ministers have been blocking the state’s efforts to provide solace to the people of North Karnataka, who are struggling to resume their normal ways of living.

The protest programme was attended by only two persons, state committee president, Shvappa Renkedaguttu, and his aide, with no audience. The two brought a jeep equipped with microphone and talked enthusiastically about the cause for which the protest was organized.

Unaware of the size of the protest, the police department had deputed six police personnel to control the crowd. They at least, served as the only audience to the spirited speeches of the two leaders, as the citizens of the city cold-shouldered the protesters.