Siddabasava Kabir Mahaswami of Maralushankar Devara Gurupeetha, Kalaburagi, said on Sunday that tolerance and fraternity rather than violence were needed for the protection of the country.
He was speaking after inaugurating the Sarvajanotsava programme organised by Sahabalve organization, here. The seer said that the Constitution was the sacred book of the country. It was essential to follow the principles enshrined in the Constitution. Religion should not be misused. Casteism and superstitions should be shunned, he said.
Delivering the keynote address, Shivasundar, columnist, said that there was an atmosphere of fear in the country. Real issues such as joblessness and agrarian distress had been brushed under the carpet by the present regime. Instead, it was focussing on emotive issues.
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Measures such as demonetisation had badly hit the unorganised sector. The government’s drive against black money had not yielded any tangible results, he said.
G.N. Nagaraj, CPI(M) leader, Mahendra Kumar, social activist, Y.S.V. Datta, Janata Dal (Secular) leader, Indudhar Honnapur, Dalit thinker, and others were present.