Mangalore: The Jagratha Hindu Mahila Vedike organized a protest rally against the culture of Spa, Massage Centre, Home stay, Pub and Drug Mafia on Wednesday, August 8.

The members of the Jagratha Hindu Mahila Vedike held at procession from Taluk Panchayath Office to DC office and staged a protest.

Addressing the protestors near DC Office, Prasanna Ravi, convener of Jagratha Hindu Mahila Vedike said that during the recent Home stay attack near Padil, the police and the women’s’ commission have taken charges against the attackers, but they have not taken action against the people enjoying the party in the home stay which is against the culture.

She also said that the boys and girls present in the home stay were not from same college and two of them were working. In this case they cannot say that attack on college students. The timing of the birthday party was after 7.30 pm which is also not correct time for the boys and girls to celebrate.

The college students had come to the home stay in their uniform and had changed their dress exposing themselves for the party after booking the home stay for two days. Most of the students had not informed the parents about the party also, she said.

Durgavahini district convener Vijayashree, SDM student Akshatha Shetty, lawyer Asha Prasad, Deputy Mayor Amitha Kala, corporators like Rajani Duganna, Sushma Janardhan, Shakila Kava and others were present.