Sullia BJP leader murder: BJP MLA Renukacharya threatens to resign if govt fails in taking action
Says will not continue to be part of BJP govt if it can't protect Hindu activists
Bengaluru: BJP MLA and Political Secretary to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, M P Renukacharya on Wednesday said he would resign from the post of MLA if the government does not take strict action against the miscreants responsible for the killing of Hindu activists.
His remarks came a day after the BJP Yuva Morcha leader was brutally murdered in Dakshina Kananda’s Sullia Taluk on Tuesday night.
The MLA took to his Twitter handle and asserted that the attacks on Hindu activists were rising in the state and that it was the duty of his party to protect the Hindu workers. He also questioned the use of being in power if they were unable to protect Hindu workers.
“Only if our government can take strict actions against miscreants like Yogi Adityanath model, only then the government and our organisation can survive.” He wrote in a series of tweets.
“If we have to maintain the trust of Hindu activists, we have to encounter the miscreants in the middle of the road. Posting emotional messages and tributes on social media will not help.” He added.
“To keep the promise reposed on us by the Hindu community, I repeat that I will continue in this government only if strict action is taken against the miscreants, otherwise I will resign.” He further added.
Earlier in the day he also announced Rs. 1 lakh to the family of Praveen adding that although no amount of money can bring the activist back to life, it was their duty to stand by his family and condemn his death.
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GBA razes down 400 houses in Yelahanka, minority families including Muslims worst affected
Bengaluru: In an incident reported from the state capital, more than 3,000 people living in Fakir Colony of the Kogilu Layout near Yelahanka were rendered homeless by the officials of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on Saturday.
The officials, who said the 400 houses were constructed on encroached land, held the operation using nine tractors and nine earthmovers, razing down the houses.
They have ousted around 90 per cent of the families who had been living in the area for more than 30 years and belong to minority communities, including Muslims from the colony.
The bereaved residents have insisted that the government had provided them land in the locality to build houses and reside. “We have all official documents as well as Aadhaar cards and voter IDs as proofs. Our source of livelihood is only manual labour,” they added.
“Many of the families had mortgaged the houses to get loans from banks, but the GBA officials have razed our houses without giving any prior notice,” they said and added, “Some of the women here are pregnant, but the officers showed no concern for such people too.”
Referring to the title deeds, the residents said that the local representatives had assured them that they would be handed the documents. “So far, however, we were not told to vacate the houses. Since the houses were unexpectedly razed, our children’s documents and other valuables in the houses have been destroyed,” the residents added angrily.
They also expressed fury about representatives failing to come to their help in times of need. “They come here only to campaign and get our votes. When questioned about the propriety of destroying the houses, the police officers assaulted us,” some of them said.
Sara Saif Saufique, one of the residents in the Fakir Colony, said, “My family has been living here for three decades, but has unexpectedly lost the house since the officers did not give us notice. They came at around 4:30 am on Saturday, when we were sleeping, and started destroying the houses.”
She said with fury, further, “The officials also forcibly evicted us from the houses, without even permitting us to gather our winterwear or blankets.”
