Bantwal : The Bantwal unit of the BJP staged a protest in front of the taluk office at BC Road on July 11, Thursday condemning the Panchayatraj Amendment Act brought about by the state government.
Addressing the protestors, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel said it was not proper on the part of the Congress Government to curtail the rights of the Panchayat Members through this Bill and described it as against democratic principles.
He alleged that there has been spurt in thefts and rape cases ever since Congress government came to power.
Former minister Kota Srinivas Poojari who also spoke said the people were hoping social justice from the chief minister who was a part of AHINDA movement but he has disappointed people through his anti-people policies.
Monappa Bhandari, MLC, District BJP President Padmanabha Kottari, Sulochana GK Bhat, State BJP Vice President, Umanath Kotian, District BJP Vice President, and several party leaders attended the protest.
A memorandum was also submitted to the government through the tahsildar.