Shivamogga: Banjara community anti-reservation protests were held in different parts of the state on Tuesday. The anger of the Banjara community erupted in several Tandas of Kunchenahalli and Bagalkote in Shivamogga taluk.

The protestors of Banjara community blocked the road and set tires on fire in Shivamogga’s Kunchenahalli. Although the government has clarified that the Justice Sadashiva Report Commission has not been fully implemented, the anger of the Banjara community has not subsided.

The protestors who blocked the road in Kunchenahalli set fire to tires and shouted slogans against the government. Vehicular traffic on the highway was completely disrupted due to the protest by blocking the road on the Shivamogga-Shikaripur state highway and setting tires on fire in the middle of the road. Hundreds of vehicles lined up on both sides of the road. After the police visited the place and talked to the protestors and persuaded them, the villagers stopped the protest.

Protest across Bagalkote district:

The Banjara community protested at various places across Bagalkote district and expressed their anger against the reduction of internal reservation quota.

Vigorous protests were held in Sunaga Tanda of Balagi taluk, Muchakhandi Tanda of Bagalkota taluk, Aminagada Tanda of Hunagunda taluk, Kamtagi Tanda, Achanur Tanda, Neelanagar Tanda, Lavaleshwar Tanda, Jadramanakunte, Shiraguppi Tanda and other places. Protesters shouted slogans of defiance as they pulled down BJP flags that were tied on houses and electricity poles.

The Indian government’s recent decision to extend the deadline for linking Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar card is a significant move that impacts taxpayers across the country. The new deadline for linking PAN with Aadhaar has been extended to June 30, 2023, as announced by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT). Here are some key points to consider in this regard:

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Hassan: When Bajrang Dal and Vishva Hindu Parishad workers were protesting against Quran recitation in Belur of Hassan district, there was a scuffle between the two communities and the police resorted to baton charge to control the situation.

Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Vidhu Parishad workers staged a protest in the city demanding the cancellation of Quran recitation during Belur Channakesava Rathotsava. They protested by blocking the road. At this time, a young man from the Muslim community who came on a bike shouted the slogan of Quran Zindabad.

Infuriated by this, the Bajrang Dal activists took the young man to task. An argument took place between the protestors and the youth. Bajrang Dal activists chased the youth. The police resorted to lathi charge to control the situation. Also, the youth has been taken into custody and is being interrogated. However, there is a tense atmosphere in the place.

Hindu activists staged a protest and submitted a petition to the Tehsildar demanding that Quran should not be recited in the Hindu religious fair. The authorities have demanded that an order be issued by April 3 in this regard.

Last year, amid opposition from Hindu activists, recitation of the Quran was held at the Channakeshava fair. However, Hindu activists claim that recitation of the Quran before Hindu gods was forcibly added in 1932.