Overview

• Several BJP leaders and Hindu activists were detained in Mysuru as they gathered for a 'Mysuru Chalo' protest against the state's invitation to author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Dussehra.
• Former MP Pratap Simha and MLA T. S. Srivatsa were among those held, with detainees transported to an undisclosed location, according to the report.
• Police barricaded the entrance to Chamundeshwari Hills and deployed hundreds of personnel in a show of force at the site.
• Members of the Dalit Mahasabha who assembled to support Mushtaq's selection were also taken into custody.
• Pratap Simha said they have approached the court seeking a stay on Mushtaq inaugurating the festivities and accused the government of detaining peaceful protesters.