Hundreds of protesters gathered here in the city on Tuesday to stage a demonstration against caste-based segregation in serving of food (pankthi beda) at Kukkesubramanya, Udupi Math and other religious places.
The protest, organised by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), had support from various labour unions including that of autorickshaw drivers in the city.
The party’s zonal member of Bangalore District, B.M. Raghu, said the protesters demanded a law against such “superstitious beliefs”.
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“We condemn the caste discrimination and demand that action be initiated against such temples that follow such beliefs. It is an affront to human dignity,” he said. The protesters will hold a bigger protest, with many labour unions participating, in the city on Thursday near Anand Rao Circle. They also plan to submit a memorandum of their demands to the State government.