Hundreds of Hindutva activists staged a protest in Shivamogga on Friday condemning the recent murder of BJP activist Praveen Nettar in Dakshina Kannada. Many BJP leaders including Lok Sabha member B.Y.Raghavendra and former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa participated in the protest organised under the banner of Shivamogga district unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
The protesters raised slogans against the State Government and demanded strict action against the perpetrators of the crime. Many youths raised slogans “Yogi, Yogi,” suggesting that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s model of governance should be executed in Karnataka as well. They submitted a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner Selvamani R.