Mangalore: Section 144 in Place at Troubled Pachanady Hill
Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (MM/CN)
Mangalore, Aug 25: Security has been beefed up at Pachanady hill, on Sunday, August 24, after miscreants desecrated the grotto which was under construction and snatched the statue of Mother Mary. They also planted flags of Hindu organizations on the hill.
Section 144, that was clamped on Saturday, August 23, remained in force even on Sunday. Catholic community leaders have decided to report the matter to district in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar. A community delegation will meet the minister after he arrives from Bangalore, sources added.
Meanwhile, the Bajrang Dal has alleged that the crosses were erected illegally on Pachanady hill. This is nothing but an effort to encroach on government land, said Bajrang Dal activists.
The encroachment issue has been brought to the notice of the tahshildar. All support will be extended to the struggle of locals against conversion, said Sharan Pumpwell, convener of Bajrang Dal.
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