Various dalit organizations and Youth Congress workers staged protests in Bangalore, Belgaum and Davanagere demanding Ramdev's arrest. Youth Congress workers staged a protest in front of a yoga centre run by Baba Ramdev in Bangalore. A police officer said 50 Youth Congressmen were part of the protest held in front of the yoga centre in Malleswaram. The protestors later dispersed and there were no untoward incidents.
Elsewhere in Karnataka, a few protests spun out of control. The protesters ransacked the yoga centres in Tilakwadi and Khadebazar in Belgaum. At the Patanjali Chikitsalaya in Tilakwadi, they broke glass window panes and disfigured a photo of Ramdev. Though the centre was to open at 10.30am, the manag ement downed the shutters fearing untoward incidents. After the attack, police made elaborate security arrangements at the two centres. The protesters later submitted a memorandum to deputy commissioner N Jayaram.
Dalit organizations have demanded Ramdev's immediate arrest and threatened to call for a Belgaum bandh on April 29. Speaking on behalf of various dalit organizations, activist Gajanan Devarmani said: "Police should immediately arrest Ramdev, seize his properties and send him out of the country."
In Davanagere, members of the Dalit Sangharsh Samithi took out a rally on the main roads of the city alleging that Ramdev had humiliated dalit sentiments.
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