Dalit outfits plan protest rally in Kalaburagi demanding action against Raichur judge
The Hindu
Participants are expected to demand removal of Principal District and Sessions Judge Mallikarjun Gouda from service and stringent legal action against him
Dalit and progressive organisations have planned a massive rally in Kalaburagi on January 31 to condemn the removal of a portrait of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar from the dais during the 73rd Republic Day celebrations in the premises of the district court on Raichur, and demand legal action against Principal District and Sessions Judge Mallikarjun Gouda, who had allegedly got the portrait removed before hoisting the national flag.
Addressing a media conference in Kalaburagi on January 29, Vittal Doddamani, a senior Dalit leader, said that the protest march would commence from Nagareshwar School in Gunj and culminate at the district administrative complex.
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