21-04-2025
Sri Ram Sene stages protest in Dharwad over Janivara issue
Sri Ram Sene members staged a protest in Dharwad on Sunday saying that some police personnel had cut the Janivara or sacred thread of a candidate appearing for the CET in Dharwad recently.
The police stopped some activists who tried to storm the Sub-Urban Police Station. The protestors said that the police on duty forced Nandan Vivek, a student from Raghavendra Nagar, to remove his sacred thread and then, cut it before allowing him to appear for the CET.
The police, however, denied the charge. The protestors blocked the Dharwad- Belagavi Road for some time. The police took some protestors into custody, cleared the road and released them later.
Some members of various Brahmin organisations staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office in Dharwad. They said that this action has deeply hurt the Brahmin community. They demanded action against examination officers and the police.
Sri Ram Sene founder Pramod Mutalik visited the house of the candidate and interacted with the family.
He later told reporters that some people from the Brahmin community are preparing to approach the High Court against the action of some police and examination duty personnel who forcibly removed the sacred thread of some candidates appearing for the CET.
It has happened in Shivamogga, Bidar and Dharwad. The Congress government is trying to stop rank-winning students from appearing for the CET. This is not acceptable. The government should realise that it is not just Brahmins who wear the sacred thread. Several other communities also do it. The rule that such things cannot be worn by candidates is stupid and meaningless. How can you use the sacred thread to copy? What kind of electronic devices can be attached to the thread? he asked.
To a query, he said that such practices should be stopped during examinations conducted by the Central and State governments.
Mr. Mutalik said that several students have complained to him that they were asked to remove not only Janivara but also Lingadakai. 'Some girl students said that the wrist thread, hairbands and hair clips too were removed, which demoralised them while writing the CET. All this is meaningless,' he said.
Mr. Mutalik said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's silence over the issue is not acceptable. 'The Chief Minister should tell us how his government is going to give justice to students who were denied entry to the examination halls in various towns and cities,' he said.
Meantime, Deputy Commissioner Divya Prabhu G.R.J. said that she has directed the Deputy Director of Pre-University Education to hold an inquiry into the complaint of the student and submit a report.
