<p>Instead of concentrating on K R Circle and its surroundings, the police commissioner should think of an alternate route. <br /><br />The park in front of the zilla panchayat can serve as a podium for protesters. They should be allowed to take out a rally to DC’s office from Ramaswamy Circle, JLB Road and a left turn at Maharani’s College junction. <br /><br />The revised route is absurd as the service road is too narrow and will lead to further congestion — M Lakshmana, convener, Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM). <br /><br />Atrocity<br /><br />It’s nothing but atrocity of police authorities. Lansdowne building road is too congested for vehicular movement, with one side of the stretch allowed for parking. <br /><br />Also, the Kalinga hotel road that will be full of pushcart vendors — M K Somashekar, former MLA<br /><br />First and foremost the right to protest vests with the public. The duty of police is to maintain law and order and regulate traffic. <br /><br />We cannot keep our emotion intact and wait till the stipulated time whenever an untoward incident happens. — M Shashidhar SUCI (Communist) Mysore district secretary<br />We welcome the decision of reviewing the earlier decision. But the stipulated time and route is not acceptable. It is the right of the public to decide the time of protest. — B Ravi, district president, All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO)<br /></p>
<p>Instead of concentrating on K R Circle and its surroundings, the police commissioner should think of an alternate route. <br /><br />The park in front of the zilla panchayat can serve as a podium for protesters. They should be allowed to take out a rally to DC’s office from Ramaswamy Circle, JLB Road and a left turn at Maharani’s College junction. <br /><br />The revised route is absurd as the service road is too narrow and will lead to further congestion — M Lakshmana, convener, Association of Concerned and Informed Citizens of Mysore (ACICM). <br /><br />Atrocity<br /><br />It’s nothing but atrocity of police authorities. Lansdowne building road is too congested for vehicular movement, with one side of the stretch allowed for parking. <br /><br />Also, the Kalinga hotel road that will be full of pushcart vendors — M K Somashekar, former MLA<br /><br />First and foremost the right to protest vests with the public. The duty of police is to maintain law and order and regulate traffic. <br /><br />We cannot keep our emotion intact and wait till the stipulated time whenever an untoward incident happens. — M Shashidhar SUCI (Communist) Mysore district secretary<br />We welcome the decision of reviewing the earlier decision. But the stipulated time and route is not acceptable. It is the right of the public to decide the time of protest. — B Ravi, district president, All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO)<br /></p>
