Bengaluru: 5 Bajrang Dal activists have been arrested in Shivamogga district in Karnataka for allegedly attacking a Muslim dealer for promoting halal meat, even because the ‘Boycott halal merchandise’ marketing campaign by means of Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal intensified within the state.

Leader Minister Basavaraj Bommai appealed to other people to rejoice Hindu new yr Ugadi and ‘Hosa Tadaku’ fairs peacefully with out annoying legislation and order.

All the way through Hosa Tadaku, which is widely known an afternoon after Ugadi, Hindus preferring non-vegetarian meals, cook dinner meat and hen. The appropriate wing activists have appealed to the Hindus now not to shop for halal meat as it’s already introduced to Allah by means of the Muslims and providing such ‘stale meal’ can be a disrespect to Hindu Gods and Goddesses.

On Thursday, two incidents have been reported in Bhadrawati the city one in Hosamane Police Station limits and any other in previous the city police station limits, Shivamogga Superintendent of Police B M Lakshmi Prasad advised journalists on Friday.

In Hosamane police station limits, 5 other people went to the store and demanded non-halal meat. When it used to be now not supplied, the store used to be close. They assaulted one boy within the store on his head with their palms, he added.

In a similar way, a case used to be registered in previous the city police station the place some other people went to Janata Lodge and advised the landlord to not promote halal meat. When a buyer puzzled, he used to be assaulted, the officer mentioned.

“In each the instances, the similar accused had been named. A case has been registered towards them and they’ve been arrested. They’re Vadivelu, Srikanth, Krishna, Sawai Singh and Gunda,” Prasad mentioned.

In Bengaluru, the Leader Minister mentioned he has given instructions to the district government.

“I’ve requested the entire deputy commissioners and superintendents of police of the entire districts that folks need to rejoice their fairs with out annoying the legislation and order. Instructions given will have to be adopted strictly,” Bommai advised journalists.

He additionally mentioned peace conferences had been convened with the entire other people involved the place they have been advised to make sure non violent birthday celebration of the pageant.

Intensifying their pressure, Hindu outfits on Saturday too were given down at the streets interesting to the Hindus to make use of best ‘jhatka meat’, which means that killing any animal by means of surprising it in order that the sacrificed animal does now not go through the a lot sufferings.

The campaigners have tied up with Hindu meat distributors and feature publish signboards of ‘100% jhatka qualified’ at the shops.

Hindu activists have even introduced 10 in keeping with cent concession at the acquire of meat of Rs 200 and above and unfastened house supply inside of 8 kms of the hole.

The activists stood out of doors temples with posters and banners providing Ugadi prasad and interesting to them to not use any halal product particularly all the way through ‘Hosa Tadaku’.

In the meantime, Hindu Spiritual Establishments and Charitable Endowment Minister Shashikala Jolle mentioned regardless of the Hindu outfits are doing is correct.

“The problem of halal and non-halal could be very a lot prevalent in coastal Karnataka if now not in different portions of the state. I think that no matter our pro-Hindu outfits are doing seems proper. They’re spreading consciousness in regards to the ‘jhatka lower’ of the animal as it needs to be introduced to God. I’m in favour of those organisations,” Jolle advised journalists.

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