They had earlier threatened Venkatesh Koli’s mother with dire consequences. In fact, in the previous month, a murderous attack had been carried out on Koli by Muslims.
Asserting that reclaiming these land was vital not only for law and order but also for cultural preservation.
He clarified that the mazar is around 40 years old.
This land was illegally occupied by 1250 families of Bangladeshi infiltrators.
Datta Peetha is located about 30 km from Chikmagalur District in Karnataka. Due to the agitations and legal battles fought by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Shri Ram Sena, and other devout Hindu organisations over the past 30 years, 90% of the area is now under the control of Deity Datta devotees.
During the Congress government, there were large-scale conversions of Hindus in Chhattisgarh and Naxalism also increased.
Present at the occasion were Sunil Ghanwat, the National Organiser of the Mandir Mahasangh, and Abhijit Polke from the Hindu Janajagruti Samiti.
MP Prof. Dr. (Smt.) Medha Kulkarni urged that a swift and time-bound inquiry be conducted into this matter, strict action be taken to curb these malpractices, the lawful status of the land be restored
This money-laundering case is connected to properties linked to jihadi terrorist Dawood Ibrahim. Nawab Malik had been arrested in this matter in 2022, and is currently out on bail.
A division bench made the observation while setting aside a single bench order that had quashed the Kerala government’s move to form an inquiry commission to examine the issue.