- Karnataka rain fury: Photos of flooded streets, uprooted treesCannes 2022: Deepika Padukone stuns at the French Riviera in Sabyasachi outfitRanbir Kapoor And Alia Bhatt's Wedding Pics - Sealed With A KissOscars 2022: Every Academy Award WinnerShane Warne (1969-2022): Australian cricket legend's life in picturesPhotos: What Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks like on the groundLata Mangeshkar (1929-2022): A pictorial tribute to the 'Nightingale of India'PM Modi unveils 216-feet tall Statue of Equality in Hyderabad (PHOTOS)Wedding pics: Mouni Roy marries Suraj Nambiar in South Indian ceremony73rd Republic Day Parade 2022 - In Pictures
World no. 1 Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Y
- Asian Games medallist Jyothi Yarraji to train in Spain ahead of Paris Olympics
- Lione Messi said Retirement not on my mind
- Indian Wells: Alcaraz, Swiatek win titles
- African footballer chased and thrashed away in Kerala; reports
- Hockey India announce core probable group for men's national camp in Bhubaneswar
All protection for Vijayan on Mangaluru visit, assures Karnataka Last Updated : 24 Feb 2017 07:29:31 PM IST (File photo)
The state government will ensure that all protection is given to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan when he arrives in Mangaluru on Saturday to take part in a communal harmony rally of the CPI-M, a Karnataka Minister said.
Mangaluru lies close to the Kasaragod district in Kerala, where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has a fairly good support base. Hindu outfits and Sangh Parivar had announced that Vijayan will not be allowed to visit Mangaluru.
Those opposing the visit of the Kerala Chief Minister are agitated about the attacks on and killings of BJP/RSS activists in Kannur after Vijayan assumed office in May last year.
Speaking to media on Friday, Karnataka Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U.T. Khader said none can prevent the Kerala Chief Minister from visiting Mangaluru.
"We will ensure that the visit takes place and none is going to do anything to prevent him going ahead with it. All the security arrangements will be in place," Khader added.
Ever since Vijayan's visit to Mangaluru to take part in the communal harmony rally, organised by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was announced, Hindu outfits and Sangh Parivar had warned that he will not be allowed to participate in the event.
The Mangaluru police have also geared up for the event and around 4,000 policemen have been drafted to ensure that there is no security problem.
Vijayan is not a stranger to Sangh Parivar's ire -- in December last year, while on a visit to Bhopal, he had to return from a meeting of Kerala-based organisations there after angry RSS and Bajrang Dal activists blockaded his path.IANS For Latest Updates Please-
Join us on
Follow us on
172.31.16.186