The BJP was then also perceived to be deviating from the core Hindutva agenda for protection of the Hindu culture and against issues like religious conversion, cow slaughter and love jihad. In the 2013 Assembly polls, Dakshina Kannada’s Hindutva cadre had turned against the BJP after the then party-led government had come under a corruption cloud. In recent days there have been some allegations of corruption levelled against the BJP government, even as Kateel’s term as the state party chief is coming to an end next month. He, however, won the 20 Lok Sabha polls while riding the “Modi plus Hindutva” wave.

There has been growing resentment among the Hindutva cadre against Kateel since 2014. Significantly, Kateel represents the Dakshina Kannada region in the Lok Sabha. The activists also surrounded the vehicle of Karkala and Kalladka, even as they booed and shouted anti-BJP slogans.Īlso read | Kannada pride trumps Hindutva: With statue of Goddess, Karnataka govt tries to blunt criticism Kateel’s car was not only stopped near Nettaru’s funeral site, but was also sought to be toppled by the angry mob. They booed at the leaders and also raised slogans against #BJP /QDey9jWJUt On Tuesday night, Nettaru, who owned a poultry shop, was hacked to death while he was closing his shop in the region’s Bellare village in Sullia taluk.Īctivists and locals heckle president following to the murder of #PraveenNettaru in Dakshina Kannada district. It also indicated their growing disillusionment with the saffron party over a perception that its leadership has allegedly been “self-serving” and working against the interests of Hindutva unlike the cadre. The right-wing activists’ move reflected their anger over Nettaru’s murder and the “delay” by the BJP leaders in visiting the family of the 32-year-old party worker, who came through the local Sangh Parivar ranks.

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