Karnataka police detain BJP leaders attempting to hold bike rally in Mangalore
Mangalore, Sep 7 (IBNS); Karnataka police detained several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including state unit chief B S Yeddyurappa, who were trying to organise a bike rally despite the denial of permission in Mangalore on Thursday, media reports said.
Though the BJP leaders were allowed to hold a meeting in Mangalore, police did not give permission to organise the bike rally which was named as "Mangalore Chalo".
The BJP had a plan to hold a bike rally to protest the killing of Hindus in Mangalore.
The rally also had an aim to mobilise 20,000 youth workers of the BJP in the state ahead of 2018 Assembly election in Karnataka.
However, the Congress government alleged that the BJP is trying to fan communal disharmony in sentisitive areas.
The saffron party counter-alleged to say the killings of the Hindus are "politically motivated", much similar to the incidents in Kerala where several RSS workers were killed in recent times.
New Home Minister of the state, Ramalinga Reddy, on Tuesday said any kind of rallies will be allowed in the state which are peaceful, News 18 reported.
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