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Souharda Vedike stages march

By Our Staff Correspondent

CHIKAMAGALUR DEC. 28. In what is seen as a "response" to the Shobha Yatra conducted by the Sangh Parivar in Chikmagalur on December 7 on the occasion of Datta Jayanti, the Bababudangiri Souharda Vedike (BSV) took out a procession here today. Intellectuals, farmers, labourers, and activists of political parties and swamijis of three maths participated.

According to an estimate, nearly 10,000 volunteers of political, cultural, and labour organisations, and members of organisations of Dalits, farmers, women, and students participated in

The rally commenced from Basavanahalli Kere field on the outskirts of the Chikmagalur Santhe Maidan, and concluded at the District Grounds.

Sri Channamallaveerabhadra Swamiji of the Needumamidi Muth and Sri Murugharajendra Shivamurthy Swamiji of Chitradurga Math led the procession, which was inaugurated by the revolutionary singer, Gaddar.

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