Residents of Siddayyanahundi village in Nanjangud taluk, who were up in arms against a liquor shop in the village, turned up in front of Excise Department’s office in Mysuru on Saturday to stage a protest.
The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) leaders including Badagalapura Nagendra and Hoskote Basavaraj joined the residents of Siddayyanahundi village and members of the Kasuvinahalli gram panchayat, under whose limits the village falls, to stage a protest in front of the Excise Departments’ office in Kuvempunagar in Mysuru.
When the liquor shop was transferred to Siddayyanahundi village, the move was opposed by the residents of the village as well as members of Kasuvinahalli gram panchayat. A resolution had also been passed in the gram panchayat against opening of the liquor shop in the village.
