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Mangalore : Corporator Mohan Padil Clarifies His Presence During Home Stay Attack
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| By Violet Pereira, Team Mangalorean
Mangalore: Speaking to mangalorean.com Corporator Mohan Padil clarified his presence at the Homestay, saying that, "I am a devotee of Ayyappa Swami and I am not missing Saturday prayer of Ayyappa. I was getting ready to attend the pooja and ironing my clothes. At around 7.30 p.m I got a call from my neighbour about the attack on Home-stay, immediately I went to the place to check out what was happening"
" When I reached the spot, people of the locality were arguing and protesting with police because the police asked them to vacate the place. I went inside the Home- stay and I saw five girls and one boy sitting on the bed. I came out from there and went near the crowd to calm them. But one police in blue T shirt was beating my neighbour Gangadhar. I went and asked the police why was he beating my friend because he has nothing to do with the attack. The police left Gangadhar and caught me and said who are you to ask me. I told him that I was a corporator and I am trying to do doing my duty. He arrested me along with others and took me to Kankanady rural police station, later after inquiring they released me," said Mohan Padil.
Regarding the attack on the home-stay and assault on college students, it is condemnable, said Mohan. He also said that Naveen the TV reporter has alleged that I was drunk during the time of assault, the allegation is not true because I have not consumed alcohol for the past 13 years, I don't eat non -vegetarian food nor do I smoke.
When asked about the rumors of extortion, he said, "I am a devotee of Ayappa Swami, and every year we organize pooja and we collect some funds towards the same. The people of my ward whoever are willing to contribute to this good cause, so has the owner of Homestay who had contributed Rs 6,000, three years ago. I am not collecting any money from anyone", he stated.
On the above issue, the Nagarika Seva Horata Samithi Women's Unit, Alape and Hindu Yuva Sene held a press meet at the press club here on August 6 condemning the arrest of Corporator Mohan Padil by the police.
Addressing media persons Hindu Yuva Sene spokesperson Vasudev Bhat, said, "Mohan Padil is the representative of the people of Padil, he is the corporator of that area and a dignified person. From past 4 years he has served as the president of Nagarika Seva Horata Samithi and has helped the poor and the downtrodden in renovating the houses, book distribution to the poor students and organized many blood donation camps". " Whenever there was injustice in the ward, Mohan took the initiative in solving the problems. By seeing his leadership qualities he was selected to represent the ward from Padil and he won the elections and became the corporator of that ward"
" On July 28, Mohan Padil got the news of the attack on Morning Mist Homestay, and that the police had reached the spot and brought the situation under control. Being a corporator of the ward he had gone to the 'home-stay' at 7.30 p.m to see the situation. People were protesting outside the 'home -stay,' police resorted to lathi charge on them. Mohan Padil as a representative voiced his opposition against the lathi charge, one of the police officer assaulted Mohan Padil and he was taken into custody. The act of the police officer on a representative of the ward is condemnable," accused Bhat.
He also said that the TV reporter Naveen Soorinje, telecasted "Sathyameva Jayathe", programme alleging that Mohan Padil was drunk and assaulted the police ,and that the police were also were in the drunken state. Bhat rejected the allegation put on Mohan Padil by the TV reporter. The false allegation has brought shame to the channel, he said.
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