Goshala members continue strike for the 6th day

Bantwal: The hunger strike by Rajaram Bhat, caretaker of Amrutadhara Goshala, and others demanding the arrest of the persons involved in the theft of a cow from the goshala at Kairangala, on the outskirts of the city, entered its sixth day on Friday.

The strike by goshala caretakers has entered to seventh day.

Raghaveshwara Bharati swami of Ramachandrapura Mutt, caretaker of the goshala, visited Rajaram Bhat and others on Friday and extended his support to the strike.

Bhat and other goshala caretakers staged a protest on April 1 after a few miscreants stole a cow from the goshala on March 29.

“We are fighting against this mentality of stealing cows, which are source of livelihood of many households.” Bhat said.