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Cultural Policing in Dakshina Kannada
A Report by the People’s Union For Civil Liberties – Karnataka
Table of contents:
Chapter I- Introduction
1.1 Need and Purpose of the Report
1.2 Background to Dakshina Kannada
1.3 Consolidation of Hindutva Forces in Karnataka
1.4 Methodology
Chapter II – Vigilante Attacks in Dakshina Kannada
2.1 Amnesia Pub Incident
2.2 Intimidation of Independent Voices
2.3 Valentine’s Day Offensive
2.4 Continuing Attacks with Renewed Impunity
Chapter III – Understanding Cultural Policing in Dakhina Kannada
3.1 Strategy of Cultural Policing
3.2 Role of Organizations Professing Hindutva
3.3 Role of the Police
3.4 Role of the Media
3.5 Role of the Public
3.6 Impact of Cultural Policing
Chapter IV – Cultural Policing leading to Social Apartheid:
Violation of the Constitutional Order
Chapter V – Civil Society’s Response to Cultural Policing
5.1 Komu Souharde Vedike (KSV)
5.2 Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD)
5.3 Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI)
5.4 People’s Movement for Enforcement of
Constitutional Rights and Values
5.5 Celebrating Valentine’s Day
5.6 Pink Chaddi Campaign
5.6 Karnataka State Human Rights Commission
Chapter VI – Dealing with Cultural Policing
6.1 Political Strategy
6.2 Legal Strategy
6.3 Socio-Economic Strategy
Chapter VII – Issues for Further Debate
7.1 Legal Issues
7.2 Cultural Issues
Chapter VIII – Recommendations
Chapter IX – Postscript
Annexure
Annexure I : Communal Report Card of Karnataka:
Since the BJP Came to Power
Annexure II : Statements of the Home Minister of
Karnataka in Response to Communal Incidents in Karnataka
Annexure III: Incidents of Cultural Policing Reported in
the English Press
Annexure IV : Extracts of Incidents of Cutural Policing
Reported in the Kannada Press
Annexure V : Orders of the Karnataka State
Human Rights Commission