Mangalore : Kateel Dinesh Pai Convener of Jana Jagruti Samiti said that Samiti will hold a protest rally from Ambedkar Circle to Deputy Commissioner’s office on Monday, August 19 from 10 am.

Addressing the reporters at the press meet held at Press Club on August 14, Wednesday Pai said that the rise in cattle theft cases and increase in slaughter houses have given the sleepless nights to the dairy farmers.

Pai said that as a part of primary measures, Samithi will hold the Andolan and fight to work for cow protection and support the dairy farmers.

He also demanded the police department to take action against cattle lifters and shut down the slaughter houses.

Vidyadhara Hegde, president of the Samithi said that some Cattle lifters has break opened his cowsheds at night on July 30and lifted three healthy cows which was the source of his income. Hence the Samithi has been formed to protect our cows, he said.

Samithi Members Jagadeesh Shenava and  Sharan Pumpwell were present.