Five teams formed in Hubli, Bangalore to oppose V-Day

Five teams formed in Hubli, Bangalore to oppose Valentine's-Day

HUBLI: Sri Rama Sene chief Pramod Mutalik has urged the Congress to expel Union women and child welfare minister Renuka Chowdhury from primary membership of the party.

Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Mutalik said Renuka's `Pub Bharo' call is in breach of Congress' principle of not supporting alcoholism. "Hence, the party should seek her resignation immediately," he said.

Coming down heavily on Renuka and National Women Commission (NWC) for rejecting the report submitted by its member Nirmala Venkatesh about Mangalore pub incident, Mutalik said they were expecting a report "just to put the entire blame on the Sena or the BJP government".

Firm on opposing V-Day

Mutalik reiterated that Sena activists will peacefully protest against celebrating Valentine's Day, "a part of western culture". A helpline will function on February 14 to help girls who are tortured by boys, he said.

Five teams, each in Bangalore and Hubli, have been formed to marry off couples celebrating Valentine's Day after informing their parents. Even inter-caste couples will not be spared, Mutalik said, adding his teams will be assisted by Sene activists from Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, New Delhi and West Bengal.

Reacting to the government announcing protection for those celebrating Valentine's Day, he said BJP, which was chanting Hindutva before coming to power, will do anything to remain in power. He also accused the saffron party of trying to weaken the pro-Hindu outfits in the state.

About Majeshwar MLA accusing Sena for abducting his daughter Shruthi, he said he would file a defamation suit against the Kerala legislator in the High Court for trying to malign the image of Sena.

Future plans

Speaking about future course of action, Mutalik said: "Sena will take up other issues concerning women and Hindu culture in the future. A membership campaign across several states will be launched soon. The Rajasthan wing of Shiv Sena will soon be merged with Sri Rama Sene under the leadership of former Rajasthan Shiv Sena chief Atul Gupta."

Mutalik clarified that neither he nor his Sene has plans to contest in the forthcoming Parliament elections. Criticizing the BJP for raking up Ram Mandir issue, Mutalik said they only talk of it whenever the elections are round the corner.

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