Set up exclusive zone for protests, urge activists

  • | Saturday | 22nd September, 2018

Hubballi: The demand for an exclusive zone to stage protests in Hubballi is gaining momentum in the city. In the absence of a protest zone, many organisations are holding protests at KC Circle affecting traffic movement. Authorities should create a protest zone immediately,” he added.Four major roads connecting Bengaluru, Gutti, Karwar and Belagavi, pass through KC Circle. As the city is growing rapidly, authorities should think about identifying a place for protests and declare KC Circle as a protest-free zone, said Ramesh S, a social activist.DC to chair meetingThere is need of an exclusive zone for protests in Hubballi. Due to which, people are forced to face severe traffic problems frequently.Then police commissioner B A Padmanayan had sent a proposal to earmark an exclusive protest zone.

Hubballi: The demand for an exclusive zone to stage protests in Hubballi is gaining momentum in the city. Fed up with traffic jams caused by protests, people are demanding an exclusive protest zone in the city on the lines of Freedom Park in Bengaluru.Bowing to pressure from the public, the police department has recommended civic authorities to earmark KC circle as a protest-free zone to avoid traffic problems. Ironically, HDMC authorities have ignored this proposal and failed to create the zone. Due to which, people are forced to face severe traffic problems frequently.Then police commissioner B A Padmanayan had sent a proposal to earmark an exclusive protest zone. In response, then HDMC Commissioner C M Nooramansur had decided to earmark the open place near Mahatma Gandhi Park for protests.Despite making a provision for funds and chalking out the design for the protest zone, the process failed to take off. Siddalingayya Hiremath, who became the HDMC commissioner later, had also showed interest about the protest zone, but did not succeed.Since then, the proposal is gathering dust. Again the demand for making KC Circle a protest-free zone is getting louder.Vividha Dalita Sanghatanegala Mahamandala president Gurunath Ullikashi said there is a need for a protest zone on the lines of Bengaluru and Delhi.“HDMC’s proposal to set up an exclusive zone for protests has remained only on paper. In the absence of a protest zone, many organisations are holding protests at KC Circle affecting traffic movement. Authorities should create a protest zone immediately,” he added.Four major roads connecting Bengaluru, Gutti, Karwar and Belagavi, pass through KC Circle. If any protest takes place at KC Circle, traffic on these roads gets affected for hours. As the city is growing rapidly, authorities should think about identifying a place for protests and declare KC Circle as a protest-free zone, said Ramesh S, a social activist.DC to chair meetingThere is need of an exclusive zone for protests in Hubballi. We will take this matter up soon and will hold a meeting chaired by the DC with HDMC and other stakeholders to finalize this issue.M N Nagaraj, Commissioner of police.

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