Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate N. Jayaram has issued orders banning the entry of Sri Ram Sene chief Pramod Mutalik to Khanapur taluk of Belagavi district for 30 days from Friday (October 30), according to a press release.
However, the release cites no reason for banning the entry of Mr. Mutalik.
It may be recalled here that the Londa village and Khanapur town in Khanpur taluk had witnessed communal clashes following which several persons were arrested, including a few Sene leaders and workers recently. Mr. Mutalik was planning to visit Khanapur to meet the party workers.
Mr. Mutalik, who was in the city for a while, took objection to the Deputy Commissioner’s order and is likely to challenge it in a court of law, Sene’s district president Ramakant Konduskar said.
Also, Mr. Mutalik submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner seeking the release of the arrested Sene workers.
