A large number of right-wing activists, including members of the ruling BJP and the Sri Ram Sena, gathered in Aland on March 1 despite Section 144 of Criminal Procedure Code being in force in the town in Kalaburagi district in the backdrop of Sri Ram Sena’s scheduled ‘purification’ puja to be offered to Raghava Chaitanya Shivalinga in Ladle Mashak Dargah, and insisted on being allowed to enter the dargah premises.
On that day, authorities of Ladle Mashak Dargah had planned a sandaal procession and Shab-e-Barat, a religious congregation in remembrance of the deceased.
Police and the administration had a tough time dealing with the emotionally charged mob led by Union Minister Bhagawanth Khuba, BJP MLAs Subhash Guttedar, Rajkumar Patil Telkur and Basavaraj Mattimadu, and BJP State vice-president Malikayya Guttedar.
