The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshman questioned the Mandya district administration and the police for allowing the Sankeertana Yatra to pass close to the mosque in Srirangapatna, on Sunday and wanted the Chief Minister to initiate action against them.
‘’The police and the district administration in Mandya seem to be under the impression that the State was still under the BJP rule and they seem to be functioning with such a mindset which is a misfortune. We will write to the government expressing our concern to initiate action against the district authorities in Mandya,” said Mr. Lakshman. The top echelons of the bureaucracy comprising the IAS and the IPS seems to be controlled by Home Minister Amit Shah, he added.
The Sankeertana Yatra was organized by the Hindu Jagarana Vedike in connection with Hanuman Jayanti and security had been tightened while the area around the historic Jamia Masjid had been barricaded.
