’Kiss of Love’ in Bengaluru postponed indefinitely

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Bengaluru, Nov 29, 2014 (DHNS): The ’Kiss of Love" protest in Bengaluru against moral policing, which was scheduled to take place on Sunday defying police restrictions, has now been postponed indefinitely .

The organizers said they have submitted a fresh proposal to the police requesting them to allow the protest to take place.

"In order to allay their fears, we have now issued a detailed reply to the police which clearly outlines our intention behind organizing the event. We have stated that the intention is not to create a spectacle, nor to engage in any obscene acts and certainly not to create any public nuisance," a statement from the organizers said.

"We have asserted our right to engage in a peaceful protest and to use the Kiss of love event to bring to attention the dangers of rising ,moral policing in India and in Karnataka," the statement added.

Earlier, the police had denied permission for the event citing obscenity in public.