Cow thieves with swords, will be replied with swords: Belthangady BJP MLA Poonja
“Ready to do everything if police department is unable to take action against cow thieves”
Belthangady: Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja on Thursday night stirred controversy when he said that the cow vigilantes groups will deal with the cow thieves with swords, with swords. “If the police department is unable to take action against them we are ready to do everything” he added.
The statement from the BJP MLA came in the wake of an incident reported from Uppinangady on Thursday night when right wing activists attacked two people allegedly illegally transporting cattle. Immediately initiating action against both the parties the local police had arrested Honappa Gowda and Usman for illegally transporting cattle while also arresting Sangh Parivar activists Santosh Poojary, Dhanraj, Lathish and Sharath for allegedly attacking the duo. The four activists were later released on bail by police after hundreds of right-wing activists along with MLA gathered outside police station, demanding their release.
Speaking to reporters outside police station on Thursday night, MLA Harish Poonja added that it was common for public to join together and stop such illegal transport of cattle. He also alleged that the police lathi-charged on public and questioned if the department was supporting the cow thieves.
“The stand of police department in these cases has become questionable. They are saving the cow thieves and are harassing people who tried to stop the cow thieves. We are ready to lay down our lives for the sake of cows and for the sake of Hindutva. I am a Hindu first and an MLA later” Harish told reporters.
“If the police cannot take appropriate actions against them then we are ready to handle the issue. We know how to deal with these cow thieves. We know how to reply them with their own swords which they use for stealing the cows” he further added.
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BJP workers allegedly attack children during Christmas carol roadshow in Kerala’s Palakkad: Reports
Palakkad: A group of children celebrating Christmas through a carol roadshow was allegedly attacked by BJP workers in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Sunday night.
According to local reports, the incident occurred in Pudussery area of Palakkad, where over 25 children, mostly aged around 13, were moving from house to house singing Christmas carols. Reports state that a BJP worker identified as Ashwin Raj, along with others, allegedly assaulted the children and vandalised their musical equipment.
According to the police and eyewitness accounts, the children were using a band set that belonged to a local CPI(M) office, which had the party’s name written on it.
Allegedly objecting to this, the accused and his associates reportedly lured the children on the pretext of offering them money and then assaulted them. The band set used by the children was also smashed.
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The Town Police have arrested Ashwin Raj, a local BJP worker who has been named as the prime accused in the case. Efforts are underway to trace and arrest the remaining accused who fled the scene.
Speaking to the media, one of the injured children said, “We were using the band just for fun. When they saw that it had CPM written on it, they took us aside and beat us.”
"We had given the band set that was in our office out of love when the children asked for it. The fact that these young children, who do not know the intricacies of politics, were attacked shows the criminal mentality of the BJP workers," local CPIM leaders expressed outrage.
A police officer told PTI that the arrested accused is already booked under the Kerala Anti-Social Activities (Prevention) Act (KAAPA).
The sections invoked include Section 192 (provocation with intent to cause a riot), Section 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), and Section 110 (attempt to commit culpable homicide), police added.
