Jaago Mangalore Association calls off protest campaign following police advisory

Mangalore, 19 Aug 2012: Jaago Mangalore Association has called off its planned protest march and protest meet on August 21 planned as part of the week-long protest campaign against attacks on young birthday party revellers at Morning Mist Home Stay at Padil on July 28. This follows move by Mangalore City Police to deny them permission citing potential law and order disturbances that the protest march and meet could trigger in the present day situation.

 

Vijaynath Shetty, chief coordinator, Jaago Mangalore Association stated that following the recent developments regarding the protest campaign, he met City Police Chief Seemant Kumar and again sought clearance for planned protest march and meet on Tuesday. However Seemant expressed his unwillingness to grant permission stating that the issue was getting hot and it might lead to untoward law and order situation that might arise during the protest.

 

The movement was meant to be a civilized and peaceful protest with the main objective being to express strong disapproval against violence, especially violence against women. As Jaago Mangalore Association has no intention to break the law or create public nuisance in order to voice its protest, Vijaynath said that as of now, the protest planned for Tuesday stands cancelled. He urged everyone to shun violence and help create a better ’Mangalore to Live’.

 

Incidentally, City Police on Thursday had arrested Vijaynath Shetty, along with Gurudath Kamath and Vijay Kumar, two among the male victims of Padil attack and others when they attempted to hold a protest meeting in front of the DCs office here. Seemant had justified the action against JMA stating the association office bearers did not obtain prior permission nor intimate the jurisdictional police about their protest forcing police to arrest them.