<p>MLA H P Manjunath, on Saturday, said he had written a letter to the district administration to allow celebration of Hanuma Jayanti in the town.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Addressing a press conference here, the MLA said the celebration, which was scheduled for December 3, was prevented by the police and the district administration due to the violence that erupted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The people in the region have been celebrating the Jayanti for the past 23 years. But over the last three years, a few untoward incidents have been reported. I have requested for a probe in connection with the violence," the MLA said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MLA denied the charge that he pressured the district administration not to allow Hanuma Jayanti in the town. He said the authorities prevented the celebration as a precautionary measure following intelligence reports.</p>
<p>MLA H P Manjunath, on Saturday, said he had written a letter to the district administration to allow celebration of Hanuma Jayanti in the town.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Addressing a press conference here, the MLA said the celebration, which was scheduled for December 3, was prevented by the police and the district administration due to the violence that erupted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The people in the region have been celebrating the Jayanti for the past 23 years. But over the last three years, a few untoward incidents have been reported. I have requested for a probe in connection with the violence," the MLA said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The MLA denied the charge that he pressured the district administration not to allow Hanuma Jayanti in the town. He said the authorities prevented the celebration as a precautionary measure following intelligence reports.</p>
