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Judicial probe sought into Haveri incident

Staff Reporter

Raitha sangha and Hasiru Sene threaten Statewide agitation

BANGALORE: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene have condemned the police action against farmers in Haveri and urged the State Government to order a judicial probe into the incident.

Threatened

They have threatened to launch a State-wide agitation if adequate fertilizers and seeds are not distributed to farmers before June 14.

Addressing presspersons here on Thursday, sangha president K.S. Puttannaiah said that the State Government, which took oath in the name of farmers, had failed to safeguard their interests. Instead of providing fertilizers and seeds on time, it gave bullets to farmers.

Condemned

The sangha condemned the incident and would hold the State Government and Governor Rameshwar Thakur responsible for it, he added.

The Government should not only pay compensation to the families of the victims, but also order a judicial probe into the police action. Action should be taken against errant officials, he said.

‘Pay compensation’

Working president of the sangha Kodihalli Chandrashekar urged the Government to release a compensation of Rs. 10 lakh to the family of deceased and Rs. 1 lakh to 11 persons injured in the police action.

Seeking a judicial probe, convenor of the Karnataka Rajya Dalit Sangharsha Samiti Lakshminarayana Nagawara said that the situation in Haveri did not warrant police firing.

To protest against the police firing and seek adequate fertilizers and seeds, the samiti would stage a protest on June 17 in the districts headquarters, he said.

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