Midnight clashes at Sabarimala; BJP, RSS protest outside Kerala CM’s house


Sabarimala, Nov 19 (PTI): A large number of BJP and RSS workers protested outside the official residence of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan late Sunday night against the detention of over 30 persons at Sabarimala Temple.

The members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its mentor the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had gathered in front of Cliff House-- Vijayan's official residence at Nanthancode in Thiruvananthapuram.

Simultaneous protests were also held at various places across the state in Aranmula, Kochi, Kollam, Alapuzha, Ranni, Thodupuzha, Kaladi, Malappuram and Idukki among others. To further intensify their stir against "police high handedness", a daylong state-wide agitation will be held on Monday by Yuvamorcha, the youth wing of the BJP, its chief said.

"We have organised state-wide protest against this emergency like situation in the state," Yuvamorcha state president Prakash Babu told PTI.

The protesters were taken into preventive custody Sunday night at the Sabarimala Temple after fresh protests broke out at Nadapanthal area in Sannidhanam where hundreds of devotees agitated against the police restrictions.

Even though there were unconfirmed reports that the detained protesters were taken to Maniyar police camp in Pathanamthitta district, officials at Pamba Police Station, which is around 3.5 km downhill, denied any knowledge.

On the second day of the two month-long pilgrimage season, the devotees had gathered at the covered pathway to the temple when they were asked to leave Sannidhanam.

Due to the early incidents of violence at the hill-top shrine, the police had imposed strict restrictions for devotees at Sannidhanam, including not allowing them to stay back at night. Superintendent of Police (special officer) Pratheesh Kumar said people were detained for violating Section 144 that prohibits assembly of more than four people at a spot. "Section 144 had been declared in the area.

We had asked them to disperse after the Harivarasanam but most of them refused," the SP said, adding that the police was not against the devotees who wished to offer prayers. "Those who have to offer 'neyyabhishekam' (anointing deity with ghee) can stay back. They can recite prayers also. We are not against it. The police will assist those who want to offer prayers," he said.

Police sources claimed they had information that the protesters might create trouble at Sannidhanam and therefore, precautions were taken accordingly. Rajesh, one of the protesters, said, "We are devotees and we started reciting prayers but the police did not allow us, saying Section 144 (prohibitory orders) has been imposed." He said he did not mind getting arrested for reciting prayers at Sannidhanam.

  

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  • Ibrahim, Ysnbu/kss

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Wherever BJP and RSS involves, sure there will be social unrest.
    It is in their blood

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  • Sandeep, Udupi

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    If BJP manage to win few seats in Kerala then all credit goes to Pinaraya Vijayan !!! What a blunder he did in Sabarimala.... Indirectly he is putting red carpet for BJP's entry in Kerala !

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    The BJP /RSS are a national nuisance. For power they will even spill innocent blood.

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  • Mdosta, Bangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Wait!
    Manjeswar by election will be interesting

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  • mahesh, mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    This time manjeshwar will go to BJP.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Better no to make Sabarimala issue a political one but to settle the issue amicably.

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  • zakir, B'lore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    First : People belongs to BJP approach the court for women right to enter the temple !!!

    Second : Court give permission to women to enter the temple !!!

    Third : People of BJP opposing the court verdict !!!


    "First" and "Third" are the same i.e..
    "BJP wants women to enter the temple & BJP does not wants women to enter the temple.

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  • NAVEEN, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Hii Zakir,
    My simple question to you, why you people are not allowing Muslim women to Mosque.

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  • zakir, B'lore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Dear Naveen.

    Muslim women are allowed to enter the Mosque... lack of knowledge made people to oppose the entry into women in Mosque as well. Provided there should be separate arrangement for women and not to mix men and women.

    Even in India several Mosque has separate arrangement for women and they pray in the mosque.

    (Shia or Bohra Muslim are different... out of context)

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  • Raj, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    BJP/RSS are hypocrites. The BJP government in Maharashtra complied with the Bombay Court order to open Hindu temples to women. The BJP/RSS cadre in Kerala are agitating against the Court order to open the temple to women for partisan political objectives.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    RSS and BJP and their beef eating supporters made Shabari Malai Ayyappa laughing stock in the eyes of the world

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  • Sahil, Mangaluru

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    BJP Just using such tactics to enter in southern part and non ruling BJP states.why so called party not bothered to protest in UP there has been noted several problems existing.i hope proper solution will be given from kerala CM at the earliest for all the devotees with the help of supreme court.

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  • mehsan, mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    CPI don't believe god hence they unable to understand the sentiments of devotees.

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  • Robert Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    It's better to protest in front of supreme Court and Modi's house instead of Kerala CM house, because verdict has given by them.

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  • anthony, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    What Sharad Pawar has rightly described the BJP Govt at the centre as a National Calamity. The people of Kerala will understand the dubios game plan of the BJP and the RSS and along with the people of South India discard them lock stock and barrel.

    The BJP and the RSS both initially welcomed the Supreme Court order and as they wanted to fish in trouble waters reversed their decision to disturb the peace in Kerala for narrow political gains.

    While the central Govt kept issuing advisories to provide protection to women who wanted to visit the Sabarimala Temple, they encourage their BJP organisation in Kerala to organise state wide protests to take advantage of the situation and in fact telling them to disobey the Supreme Court order despite the Supreme Court refusing to give a stay order while dealing with the review petitions .

    The people of South India should realise the Double standards and the Dubios game plans of the BJP and the RSS and discard them Lock, Stock and Barrel to prevent South India from becoming like North India

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  • ahmed, mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    BJP RSS Destroy HINDU Religious ....

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Book all these activists for "Contempt of Supreme Court" ...

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  • Mona, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Even the place of worship is not spared in this kind of dirty politics of the BJP
    Sabarimala was going peacefully for all these years.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Situation at Sabarimala, Pamba and adjoining areas are worse than that during Emergency!
    Pilgrims are being beaten up and massacred by the CPI(M) goons, Police

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  • SAMAD, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    This was the first plan of Daku..many more to come..

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  • Robert Rodrigues, Mangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    This is DAAKU idea to gain vote

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  • KRPrabhu, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    Aap ne sahi pehachana...tho kya?

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  • El En Tea, Mumbai

    Mon, Nov 19 2018

    In the name of Hindutva BJP RSS please stop politizing the Temple issue

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