Police deny permission for Mangaluru Chalo by BJP Yuva Morcha

Bengaluru: The BJP Yuva Morcha is all set to make its ‘Mangaluru Chalo’ bike rally from five districts across the State, starting Tuesday.

Bengaluru City Police has refused permission for the rally and imposed prohibitory orders for three days under the Karnataka Police Act. The police tightened security in and around sensitive and hyper sensitive areas.

The Dakshina Kannada police and Mangaluru City Police Commissioner have also stayed their approval and permission for the rally being organised by BJP Yuva Morcha to protest the killing of RSS activists and BJP functionaries.

Permission has also been denied for the rally in Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Uttara Kannada districts coming under the western range.

The Morcha proposes to launch the rally in Bengaluru (to be flagged off by party state president B S Yeddyurappa at Freedom Park) and Hubballi on Tuesday. On Wednesday, similar rallies will be taken out from Shivamogga, Mysuru and Chikkamagaluru.

The rallyists will converge for a protest meeting at the Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on September 7.

Mangaluru City Police Commissioner T R Suresh said, “Mangaluru is a communally sensitive region. Keeping in mind law and order and the interest of the general public, permission has been denied for the proposed bike rally on September 7.”