Newly-wed Dalit couple denied entry to temple in Karnataka, officials convene peace meeting in village
The Hindu
Karnataka officials address caste discrimination as a newly-wed Dalit couple is escorted to temple after being denied entry by villagers.
A day after a 58-year-old agriculturist from Gonitumakuru in Turuvekere taluk of Tumakuru district in Karnataka was arrested on the charge of preventing a newly-wed Dalit couple from entering a temple on February 19, the district administration comprising police and revenue officials convened a peace meeting and escorted the newly-wed couple to perform puja.
A peace meeting was convened in Goni village of Turuvekere taluk following alleged humiliation of a newly-wed Dalit couple who were asked to leave the Arasamma Devi temple.
The alleged incident had taken place on February 19 at the Arasamma Devi temple. In response, a peace meeting was organised in the village on February 24.
After the meeting, Superintendent of Police K.V. Ashok and Turuvekere Tahsildar M.N. Kunji Ahmed personally escorted the couple into the temple, holding their hands, and ensured they offered prayers.
Amid police deployment, the Dalit couple entered the temple and had a darshan of the village deity.
Addressing the gathering, the Tahsildar said that a government temple is a public space as the Arasamma Devi temple comes under the Muzrai Department, and it is open to all devotees without discrimination.
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