belagavi freedom fighter sangolli rayannas statue was vandalised at angol in south belagavi and miscreants targeted government vehicles by pelting stones following news on social media that a statue of chgatrapati shivaji maharaj was desecrated in bengalurupolice imposed section 144 from saturday 6am to monday 6am in belagavi and taluk areas security has been beefed up in sensitive areaspolice arrested 23 maharashtra ekikaran samiti mes workers for instigating violence and for attempting to set ablaze a police vehicle the arrested include a prominent leader shubham shelke four separate cases have been registered in three police stations on friday night over 100 mes members gathered at sambhaji circle in ramalingakinda galli demanding the arrest of miscreants who had smeared ink on shivajis statue in bengaluru the workers led by shelke began to shout antikannada slogans while a team of police landed at the scenedcp law and order vikram amte tried to broker peace with the protesters but the mob resorted to violence started pelting stones and tried to torch a police vehicle police then resorted to lathicharge to disperse the mob the protesters also targeted lodges owned by kannadigascm condemns incidentcondemning the incidents as unruly chief minister basavaraj bommai directed home minister araga jnanendra to take strict action against those trying to disturb peaceincidents like stone pelting causing damage to public property and government vehicles is illegal so police have been directed to take longterm measures so that such incidents dont recur the cm addedformer cm bs yediyurappa condemned the incident i urge the government to take necessary action required to maintain law and order without giving room for provocation he saidboth marathi and kannadaspeaking people are living peacefully in belagavi but some miscreants are trying to disturb and vitiate the atmosphere no one should use stalwarts like sangolli rayaanna or shivaji maharaj for petty politics in the name of any community or language said araga jnanendra home minister