More than 300 people gathered at Freedom Park on Saturday to protest the increased atrocities against Dalits and attacks on minority communities. “Karnataka is seeing a grave constitutional crisis today. There are open calls for violence, calls for inhuman economic boycotts, and violent attacks on Muslim street vendors in the presence of police,” said Bahutva Karnataka, a forum for justice, harmony and solidarity, which had called for the protest.
It stated that it had submitted memorandums to the Director general of police and to the Secretary, Social Welfare Department, against the rising atrocities in the last few months but no action has been taken.
“We want harmony and co-existence. That can happen only when constitutional promises of Justice, Liberty, Fraternity, Equality and Dignity of the individual are met,” said the statement.
