Mandya: Several activists, under the banner of Federation of Progressive Organisations, staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Monday, demanding to lift restrictions on non-vegetarian food at the forthcoming 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana (All India Kannada Literary Conference), organised in the city from Dec.22 to 24.
As a mark of protest, the protesters ate egg and raised the slogans, ‘Beleya Jothe Mooleyu Irali’, ‘Happalada Jothe Kebab Irali’, ’Kosambari Jothe Egg Bhurji Irali’ and ‘Mudde Jothe Boti Irali’.






