BJP workers arrested for observing black day against Tipu Jayanti
Pics By Prasanna Kodavoor
Udupi: Members of the Bharatiya Janata Party were arrested on Friday, November 10 by the police for observing Black Day against the state-sponsored celebrations of Tipu Jayanti.
Some of the BJP workers gathered near the DC Office and shouted slogans against Tipu Sultan and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The police arrested all the protesters and later released them at the Chandu Maidan.
BJP district president Mattar Ratnakar Hegde, Secretary Suresh Nayak, Fish Federation president Yaspal Suvarna, BJP Youth wing president Akshith Shetty Herga, Uday Kumar Shetty and others were present.
In the wake of opposition against Tipu Jayanti, the district administration had clamped prohibitory orders (Section 144) across the district from 6:00 am on November 8 to 6:00 am on November 11 to maintain peace in the district.
Excluding government programmes, the district administration has banned processions, protests, rallies, public programmes, and political meetings. Assembly of more than five persons is banned during the period.