People's Democracy
(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)
No. 52
December 30, 2012
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Vol. XXXVI
No. 52 December 30, 2012 |
Brutal lathicharge on
Protest against Pankti Bheda
Demanding
the abolition of
Pankti Bheda, a
custom where separate
seating arrangements are made for Brahmins and
non-Brahmins when meals are
served at temples, the CPI(M) Karnataka state committee
organised a protest at
Sri Krishna Math in Udipi district on December 27, 2012. A large number
of people, including many
women participated in the protest. Police resorted to
brutal lathicharge on the
protesters. Eight people sustained serious head injuries.
More than 300 people
were arrested and taken to Reserve Police headquarters.
