Mangaluru: Condemning the act of disrupting of Independence Day programme by SDPI activists at Kabaka in Puttur, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Bajrang Dal (BD) and Hindu Jagarana Vedike (HJV) will stage protest on August 17 at 40 police stations across Dakshina Kannada.

As part of the protest, a procession will be carried out displaying Veer Savarkar’s portrait by Hindu organisations from Puttur Mahalingeshwar temple to the place where the incident took place.

Regional secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Sharan Pumpwell said that during the Independence Day programme at Kabaka, SDPI and PFI activists stopped a chariot that displayed Veer Savarkar’s photo and insisted to display Tipu Sultan’s photo.

He further said that communal forces like SDPI and PFI have harmed the harmony in the society and are involved in anti-social activities. Recently, the arrest of person in connection to the terrorist organization indicates that there is rise in terrorist activities in the district, he added.