Ahead of Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s visit to Hassan, the Belur Police, on Thursday, removed roadside makeshift stalls put up by the tribal people of Angadihalli. The police allegedly tore the banners, damaged the furniture, and threw away bottles of various oils that people of the Hakki Pikki tribal community had put up for sale.
The Governor reached Hassan on Thursday evening after participating in the convocation of Kuvempu University in Shivamogga via Halebidu and Hagare in Belur taluk. Hours before the Governor’s convoy could pass on the NH-373, the police cleared over hundred stalls put up by the tribal people on either side of the highway.
K.M. Yogesh, Circle Inspector of Belur, told The Hindu, “The tribal people had put up the stalls on the footpath. They had no permission for the stalls. As the Governor’s convoy was scheduled to pass on the highway connecting Belur and Hassan, we removed them”.
