A gathering of leaders of the Veerashaiva Lingayat neighborhood held on Thursday to determine on the management of the 400-year-old Murugarajendra Mutt within the Chitradurga district of Karnataka has resolved to hunt the ouster of the incumbent seer of the Mutt, Shivamurthy Muruga Sharanaru, after his arrest in a case associated to the sexual abuse of two minors.
The assembly held beneath the management of the previous MLA H Ekanthaiah resolved to hunt the appointment of a brand new seer and the exit of the incarcerated head pontiff. Following the assembly, the previous MLA stated it was “unlucky” that the seer had not provided to step down on his personal after his arrest on September 1.
The top pontiff of the ashram of the dominant Lingayat neighborhood in Karnataka was arrested on September 1 by the Chitradurga police primarily based on a grievance filed beneath the Safety of Kids in opposition to Sexual Offences Act, 2012 on August 26 by a toddler safety officer of the state after two women complained of assault.
In the meantime, Sharanaru had approached the Karnataka Excessive Court docket for permission to signal cheques for releasing the salaries of staff of the ashram after a particular court docket in Chitradurga rejected the plea on September 23 whereas denying his bail plea. One of many situations beneath which Sharanaru had sought bail was to facilitate the signing of cheques.
The seer’s advocates have argued that almost 3,000 staff working within the Mutt and its affiliated establishments, together with colleges, faculties, and hostels, could be affected if the seer will not be allowed to signal the cheques for the discharge of the workers’ September salaries. The excessive court docket adjourned the matter for Friday with instructions for extra readability on the problem.