Chitradurga (Karnataka): A week after he was denied entry into a village temple in Tumakuru because he is a Dalit, BJP MP Narayanaswamy on Monday was welcomed by villagers with garlands.
Narayanaswamy was also felicitated at a programme here which was attended by priests and community leaders.
On September 16, the BJP MP was denied entry since he is a Dalit, according to eyewitnesses.
"We have traditions. There is a history of incidents. So people said he should not be allowed," a local resident Nagaraj informed.
Narayanaswamy, who represents Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency, had gone to see the problems of the village for development works. He went there with a plan for road construction work and to set up a clean drinking water plant.
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