Mangalore: The members of Communist Party of India (Marxist) organized a picketing campaign against the Homestay attack in front of DC Office on August 16, Thursday. The members held the rally from Town Hall to DC Office.

Addressing the protestors, CPI(M) leader Vasanth Achary said that in the name of protecting the Hindu culture, the attackers have molested the girls at Home stay incident.

He also said that C Manjula, State Women’s Commission chief has written the report, as told by the people of RSS. In order to change the track of attack and their mistake, she has included the new version of youths being consumed drugs.

Criticizing one of the senior reporter’s statement, he said that veteran journalist has said that Vedike people have done the work, which has to be done by the youth’s parents. He also stated that the girls had casual sex with their boyfriends and this way he has indirectly supported the attackers, he said.

CPI(M) district secretary B Madhava said that the attack on the women is not being held for the first time, but the Hindu outfits have also attacked the men and women going for tour to Mysore were attacked in Pumpwell on June 4, 2005, during the Coalition government, but the attackers were not punished.

During 2008, on September 8 various churches and the idols were vandalized and the students going for Mysore tour were attacked in the same year. On January 24, 2009, many girls were attacked during the Pub attack incident and various other small communal incidents have taken place, but no actions have been taken against them, hence state government must be dissolved for supporting such attacker, he said.

He also said that Home Minister R Ashok has said that Goonda Act will be imposed on the attackers and this shows that the RSS people are Goonda’s.

CPI(M) leaders like Sunil Kumar Bajal, Muneer Katipalla and others were present.