Various units of the Akhil Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha, including the State unit, have written to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai expressing shock and concern over harassment of Veerashaiva Lingayat leaders and officials and seeking immediate steps to prevent recurrence of such incidents.
The letter signed by State Secretary of the Mahasabha H.M. Renuka Prasanna has mentioned what is said to be an attack onHumnabad tahsildar on January 28. It said that it is shockingthat even government officials have no security and such incidents are repeatedly occurring at regular intervals.
“The Mahasabha strongly condemns the Humnabad incident and urges the Chief Minister to initiate steps to hand out stringent punishment to those involved in the attack,” he has said.
