Activists of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) prevented personnel from Belagavi City’ Corporation removing the stage installed on road besides Vaccine Depot ground.for their convention, but the civic body personnel went by lifting the chairs.
MES activists sat on the stage and created hurdles for the personnel clearing the stage.
Earlier MES president Deepak Dalvi, former MLA Manohar Kinekar and others entered into altercation with police and Belagavi City Corporation officials.
Few activists of MES had assembled at the venue that also came as embarassment to the leaders of pro-Maharashtra outfit.
Kinekar denied MES had encroached the road while Kannada flag had been flying infront of Belagavi City Corporation office. Its an attempt to suppress MES.