Udupi District administration has no interest in celebrating Tipu Jayanti?
Udupi: The district administration seems to have lost interest in celebrating the Tipu Jayanti which has given rise to protests by Muslim organizations. The government programmes are celebrated in community halls, school auditoriums or the district administration hall but the district administration has decided to celebrate the Tipu Jayanti in closed premises, that is the Deputy Commissioners Court Hall. When questions were raised on the decision of the district administration, the district administration has said that it has been organized in the deputy commissioner’s court hall due to security reasons.
The deputy commissioner’s court hall can accommodate only 35 persons and with 20 presspersons in the hall, the hall can accommodate another 10 persons, restricting the participation of the public in the programme.
BJP Protest against Tipu Jayanthi – 2016
While mangalorean.com contacted Habib Ali the in-charge of District Youth Congress who had participated in the Tipu Jayanti planning meeting, he said that the celebration of Tipu Jayanti was organized in the Zilla Panchayat Hall by organizing a Daff Programme. The decision by the district administration to celebrate the programme in the Deputy Commissioners Court Hall by restricting the presence of the public cannot be tolerated. The officials and others in the Tipu Jayanti held last year had concluded the programme in 15 minutes, he added.
Tipu Jayanthi Celebration – 2015
Tipu Jayanthi Celebration – 2016
The District Administration has not printed the names of MP Shoba Karandlaje, MLC Kota Srinivas Poojary, Captian Ganesh Karnik and Sunil Kumar upon their letter requesting not to print their names in the invitation of the Tipu Jayanti. Their names were dropped after the directions from the Chief Minister. Byndoor-Shivamogga MP B S Yeddyurappa, ZP President Dinker Babu, TP President Nalini Pradeep Rao, and Independent MLA Haladi Srinivas Shetty’s names are printed on the invitation. While they have said that they will not attend the programme.
Police Security for Tipu Jayanthi – 2016
The district administration has clamped Section 144 in the district and CCTV’s are installed around the premises where Tipu Jayanti is scheduled. The police are also screening the movements of the people near the deputy commissioner’s office.
DC Court Hall area
Kaup MLA Vinay Kumar Sorake, Byndoor MLA Gopal Poojary and Rajya Sabha MP Oscar Fernandes names are also printed on the invitation while their presence is not confirmed.
BJP Youth Wing President Shreesha Nayak has said that they will organize a protest by marching towards the Deputy Commissioners Office along with the BJP leaders.
