Dussehra invite to Banu Mushtaq: K’taka BJP workers detained ahead of ‘Mysuru Chalo’ protest

The NWMI Stands in Solidarity with Banu Mushtaq

Banu Mushtaq. Photo courtesy: The Hindu The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI) condemns the controversy generated over the invitation extended to renowned Kannada writer and International Booker Prize awardee Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the 2025 Mysuru Dasara, Karnataka’s Naada Habba (state festival). While the festival is clearly rooted in local Hindu traditions, over the years it has acquired a multi-dimensional, inclusive character as a c…

Row over Dasara inauguration atop Chamundi Hill: Tension at Kurubarahalli Circle as Cops halt protest, counter-protest - Star of Mysore

Mysore/Mysuru: Tensions ran high at Kurubarahalli Circle at the foot of Chamundi Hill this morning as Police intervened to stop two opposing marches over the controversy surrounding the inauguration of the upcoming Mysuru Dasara. The Hindu Jagarana Vedike, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had organised a protest march — “Chamundi Betta Chalo” — opposing the State Government’s decision to invite International Booker P…

Dussehra invite to Banu Mushtaq: K'taka BJP workers detained ahead of 'Mysuru Chalo' protest

Several BJP leaders and Hindu activists were detained on Tuesday as they gathered for the "Mysuru Chalo" procession to protest the Congress-led government's invitation to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq for inaugurating the Dussehra festivities.

Dussehra invite to Banu Mushtaq: K'taka BJP workers detained ahead of 'Mysuru Chalo' protest - tennews.in: National News Portal

Mysuru, Sep 9 (IANS) Several BJP leaders and Hindu activists were detained on Tuesday as they gathered for the “Mysuru Chalo” procession to protest the Congress-led government’s invitation to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq for inaugurating the Dussehra festivities. Women BJP workers and activists, including former BJP MP Pratap Simha and MLA T.S. Srivatsa, were […] The post Dussehra invite to Banu Mushtaq: K’taka BJP workers detained ahead of …

Dussehra invite to Banu Mushtaq: K’taka BJP workers detained ahead of ‘Mysuru Chalo’ protest

Mysuru, Sep 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several BJP leaders and Hindu activists were detained on Tuesday as they gathered for the "Mysuru Chalo" procession to protest the Congress-led government's invitation to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq for inaugurating the Dussehra festivities. Women BJP workers and activists, including former BJP MP Pratap Simha and MLA T.S. Srivatsa, were detained and transported to an undisclosed location. The police overpower…