Restrait important; will evaluate decentralising protest sites: HM

Bengaluru: The detention of anti-SIR protesters near KR Circle and the alleged manhandling of photojournalists have renewed questions about restrictions on demonstrations in Bengaluru. Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge told TOI in an interview that the govt will evaluate whether protests can be held at designated venues beyond Freedom Park, but insists that the decision must account for competing public interests.