11 months ago
Pro-Kannada Activists Remanded for Disrupting Hindi Meeting
In Bengaluru, members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) protested a meeting held by the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.
The activists disrupted the meeting, alleging it was an attempt to impose Hindi.
Police intervened, arresting 41 protesters.
The activists were remanded to judicial custody.
The president of KRV has accused the state government of registering false cases and stated there would be protests across the state to oppose Hindi imposition and support the arrested activists.
41 pro-Kannada activists were remanded to judicial custody.
The activists are from the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV).
The arrests followed a disruption of a meeting.
The meeting was organized by the Parliamentary Committee on Official Language.
KRV protested against the alleged imposition of Hindi.
- Who
- Pro-Kannada activists from KRV
- What
- Disrupted a meeting on Hindi promotion
- Where
- Bengaluru
- When
- Thursday
- Why
- To protest Hindi promotion
Pro-Kannada Activists
Government/Committee
Language Policy
Pro-Kannada Activists
Oppose Hindi imposition.
Government/Committee
Meeting was on promotion of Hindi
Key facts
- Incident
- Protest at Parliamentary Committee on Official Language meeting
- Location
- Bengaluru
- Organizers
- Parliamentary Committee on Official Language
- Protesters
- Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV)
- Number of Arrests
- 41
- Charges
- Disruption of government officials
- Custody
- Judicial custody
Timeline
Activists protested Kamal Haasan's statement about Kannada's origins.
Then, they protested a Hindi Diwas event, seeking more Kannada recognition.
In Bengaluru, the activists disrupted a Hindi meeting, resulting in arrests.
Quotes
Narayanagowda
President of Karnataka Rakshana Vedike
“false”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
41 Kannada Activists Remanded to Judicial Custody in Bengaluru
BJP Functionaries Booked for Unlawful Protest in Bengaluru
Pro-Kannada protesters disrupt central government’s Hindi promotion meet in Bengaluru, 41 arrested
Kannada Activists Disrupt Hindi Day In Bengaluru
BJP functionaries booked for illegal protest in Bengaluru
