Silent protest demanding effective implementation of Article 371(J)
The HinduMembers of Kalyana Karnataka Horata Samiti staged a silent protest demanding effective implementation of provisions of Article 371 of the Constitution in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Indira Smarak Bhavan in Kalaburagi on Tuesday. Before demonstrating their silent protest, the founder president of the Samiti Lakshman Dasti urged the government to set up a separate Ministry and Tribunal for implementing Article 371. Activist R.K. Hudgi and Mr. Dasti said that the special status was accorded to Kalyana Karnataka region by amending Article 371 based on the inter and intra-district imbalances in the State, but the consecutive governments failed to implement it up to the mark even after ten years. The Samiti members have condemned the Kalaburagi city police for issuing notices even for the silent protest.