Alleging that few unscrupulous elements in society were misusing the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, to intimidate innocent people, many officials, politicians, judges, and hundreds of members of Veerashiva-Lingayat community took out a silent protest march in Dharwad on Friday.
The march was taken out under the aegis of Akhila Bharath Veerashiva Mahasabha, with the State president of Mahasabha N. Thippanna, and other office-bearers including Gururaj Hunasimarad, leading it.
It began from the Kadapa Maidan and concluded at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Dharwad where a demonstration was staged. The protesters wore black badges.
