The inhabitants gathered in front of Lingayat Rudrabhumi in the Devagiri district in the Belagavi district, who against the survey on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
The inhabitants of the Devagiri in the Belagavi district organized a protest on Friday in favor of the preservation of Lingayat Rudrabhumi, the cemetery for the Lingayat community, in the village. The income officers who arrived at the cemetery had to return without doing their work.
The villagers who gathered in front of the cemetery said that some people were trying to catch the Earth by claiming that it was Patta Land under private ownership and not the common land that the villagers use as a cemetery.
The villagers argued that the land was donated by SG Patil, the landlord more 200 years ago, to the cemetery. For years, the Lingayat community members have buried their deceased relatives in a country that measures around 32 guntas or less than one acre.
“The descendants of the donor are now trying to take back the soil because the land prices have risen,” said Vishweshvaraiah Hiremath’s leader.
At one point, villagers and property applicants got into a verbal fight.
Congress leader Malagoud Patil hit and told the villagers to support them in their claims.
The Office of the District Land Survey was looking for police protection for Triveni Ramdurg, an inspector sent to the village. The police were located in the village and Cross Honaga. Upon agreement between the parties, the survey officials surrendered and stated that a detailed report would be submitted.
There is still a police van in the village.
Published – June 13, 2025 20:49
