Mangalore,Oct 09: Communal violence-hit Mangalore
and three other places nearby would remain curfew-bound till
tomorrow morning after a youth was assaulted in the city
during curfew relaxation period, a top police official said.
Authorities relaxed curfew for four hours from 9 am today
in the city, its rural limits, Konaje and Ullal, district
superintendent of police B Dayanand told media persons. It has been
further extended from 6 pm today to 7 am tomorrow.
A youth was assaulted by miscreants in the heart of the
city during curfew relaxation period, causing him head injury,
he said.
The BJP-JD(S) government`s handling of the situation came
in for flak from union minister of state for home Prakash
Jaiswal who was here to assess the situation.
Expressing displeasure over the handling, he said
violence should have been curbed from day one itself and
termed as "improper" prolonged curfew.
Jaiswal told reporters that he would submit a report on
the situation to the government and he had asked the state
government to take stern action against organisations which
instigated violence.
Karnataka Home Minister M P Prakash, who also visited the
affected areas separately, said the government was
contemplating banning organisations which fomented communal
violence. He did not, however, name the organisations.
Prakash said the violence had claimed two lives and left
80 persons injured.
Rapid action force, central reserve police force,
Karnataka state reserve police and district armed reserve
police had been deployed in sensitive areas. Violence erupted
on Wednesday last after Bajrang Dal activists intercepted a
vehicle carrying cattle to a slaughterhouse.
Jaiswal to submit report to Centre
Expressing displeasure over the
JDS-BJP government`s handling of the communal violence in
Mangalore and three other places nearby, union minister of
state for home Prakash Jaiswal on Monday said he would soon submit
a report to the Centre on the prevailing situation here.
He said he was here to assess the situation and had told
the state government to take stern action against the outfits
that had instigated violence, which had left two persons dead
in the last few days.
Speaking to reporters here, Jaiswal also said that
prolonged imposition of curfew was "improper" and that
violence should have been contained on the first day itself.
The affected areas have remained curfew-bound since
Wednesday last when violence broke out after Bajrang Dal
activists intercepted a vehicle carrying cattle to a slaughter
house.
The minister said the state should sanction compensation
to those affected by the communal clashes.
Bureau Report
