<p>Members of Nayak community urged the authorities concerned to arrest the miscreants responsible for the alleged desecration of a portrait of Valmiki at Shanthipura in H D Kote recently.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Members of the Federation of Zilla Nayak Sanghas, Valmiki Yuvaka Sangha and Sri Valmiki Trust staged a protest demonstration here on Monday against the alleged desecration of the portrait. <br /><br />They took out a procession from Chamarajeshwara temple and staged a rasta roko at Bhuvaneshwari Circle.<br /><br /> They alleged that the Mysore district administration and the district in-charge minister were trying to hush up the incident and protect the miscreants.<br /><br />Stating that the act of desecration of the portrait of Valmiki — the great saint, who penned the Ramayana — was condemnable, they sought an inquiry into the incident.<br /><br />Leaders Gopal, Paramesh, Ravi, G Bangaru, Parashivamurthy, Manjunath, Gopi, Siddaraju and others took part in the protests.<br /><br />In another incident, the community members staged a protest demonstration at Santhemarali Circle.<br /><br /> They set old, worn-out tyres afire and shouted slogans against the miscreants. They urged the authorities concerned to take steps to avert such incidents in future.<br /></p>
<p>Members of Nayak community urged the authorities concerned to arrest the miscreants responsible for the alleged desecration of a portrait of Valmiki at Shanthipura in H D Kote recently.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Members of the Federation of Zilla Nayak Sanghas, Valmiki Yuvaka Sangha and Sri Valmiki Trust staged a protest demonstration here on Monday against the alleged desecration of the portrait. <br /><br />They took out a procession from Chamarajeshwara temple and staged a rasta roko at Bhuvaneshwari Circle.<br /><br /> They alleged that the Mysore district administration and the district in-charge minister were trying to hush up the incident and protect the miscreants.<br /><br />Stating that the act of desecration of the portrait of Valmiki — the great saint, who penned the Ramayana — was condemnable, they sought an inquiry into the incident.<br /><br />Leaders Gopal, Paramesh, Ravi, G Bangaru, Parashivamurthy, Manjunath, Gopi, Siddaraju and others took part in the protests.<br /><br />In another incident, the community members staged a protest demonstration at Santhemarali Circle.<br /><br /> They set old, worn-out tyres afire and shouted slogans against the miscreants. They urged the authorities concerned to take steps to avert such incidents in future.<br /></p>
