Mangalore: Chaos in City - DYFI Activists Caned - Five Injured - Mob Damages Buses
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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (SP)
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Mangalore, Aug 4: Protesting against Mangalore City Corporation’s action in hiking water tariff, issuance of exorbitant water bills, poor maintenance of the city roads and garbage disposal as also coercive methods employed by the employees of private firms engaged for recovering the Corporation bills, Communist Party of India (Marxist) laid siege to the city corporation today at 10.00 am.
The protestors led by advocate Yashwant Kumar Maroli , Muneer Katipalla and city unit secretary of the party Sunil Kumar Bajal, who came in a procession to the corporation office from Ballalbagh junction, squatted on the way leading into the corporation office. Later, they extended their protest to the main road in front of the Corporation office, blocking traffic for some time. After the policemen present urged them to clear the road, they again blocked the passage leading into the Corporation office.
After the leaders delivered speeches denouncing the Corporation administration for its mishandling of city affairs, the protestors wanted to submit a memorandum to the mayor. As the mayor was reluctant to come out to receive their memorandum, they tried to storm into the Corporation office. As the policemen blocked their entry, one of the protestors hit Kadri circle inspector Ganapati with a chair.
The policemen then resorted to lathi charge (caning) to disperse the crowd. The protestors too retaliated by using sticks used for their flags. Five persons including a woman named Baby Shaktinagar and Dolphy Bajal, a boy, were injured. The protestors, while dispersing, pelted stones at the vehicles and damaged 3 buses.
It may be noted, that the party had not been given permission by the police to hold the protest, as the issue is already in the court.
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