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Monday, Nov 15, 2004

Karnataka

Karnataka

Congress sets up control room to check communal clashes

By Our Staff Reporter

BANGALORE, NOV. 14. The State unit of the Congress has set up a control room to monitor communal riots and to prevent communal clashes in the State, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president, B. Janardhana Poojary, said here today.

Speaking at the 115th birth anniversary celebrations of Jawaharlal Nehru at the Congress Bhavan, Mr. Poojary said the control room would gather information about incidents of vandalism or disturbances in temples, churches or mosques, apart from any provocative acts or utterances and bring it to the notice of the Government so that preventive measures could be taken to mitigate the consequences of communal clashes.

The party workers would be asked to report any incident to the police and in the event of an inadequate response, the information could be passed on to the control room. The party office would ensure that the information was passed on to the Government, or brought to the notice of the Chief Minister, he said.

The control room was already functional and the phone number was 56973544, he said. The KPCC general secretary and MLC, Prakash K. Rathod, could be contacted on 9448088110.

Mr. Poojary said the Congress was firm on combating communal forces and the control room facility would help the Government. A new interface had become available to keep lethargic officials on their toes, he added.

Congress workers in the State would be part of a network that would watch places of worship in communally sensitive areas, and help the Government prevent crime and communal clashes, he said.

Complimenting the Chief Minister, N. Dharam Singh, on his initiatives to keep communal elements under check, he said Mr. Singh never failed to respond when such incidents were brought to his notice.

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