Modi, Shah torturing Shivakumar through ED and IT: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, November 16: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP national president Amit Shah have been misusing the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Income Tax (IT) department to torture Minister DK Shivakumar for the last one year.
Speaking to reporters here on Friday, he said that it was a conspiracy hatched out purposefully. Earlier also, the Income Tax department officials have conducted raids on Shivakumar’s house and kept him in house arrest for three days. He was being tortured for the last one year, he said.
The incidents of former minister Janardhan Reddy and Shivakumar were separate incidents. Janardhan Reddy was jailed and released on bail. Now once again, he was arrested in another case and released on bail. But Shivakumar did not do any of such mistakes, he said.
“Law is equal to all. None is above the law. If Shivakumar makes any mistakes or crime, the agencies are free to arrest him and take action. Instead of it, he is being tortured which is not right. If the BJP people continue their torture, Shivakumar would rise above all”, he said.
When asked about Shivakumar’s statement that BJP MLA Sriramulu was in Congress, Gundu Rao said that Sriramulu was in the Congress earlier. In many local elections, he had contested on Congress ticket. Those who were in Congress had joined other parties and in the same way, leaders from other political parties have joined the Congress which is a common factor in politics. There were no discussions on bringing Sriramulu back to Congress. But the Congress has asked votes against Sriramulu and Janardhan Reddy in Ballari by-election and the people have voted the Congress, he said.
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FIR registered against Karnataka seer over his remarks on voting power to Muslims
Bengaluru (PTI): An FIR has been registered against Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamastana Math seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji for his remarks on voting power to Muslims, police said on Friday.
He made the statement during a protest meeting organised by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh here on Tuesday against notices issued by Karnataka's Waqf board.
Urging everyone to unite to protect farmers and their land, Swamiji said that a law should be brought in where Muslims community don't have the voting power.
Stating that it should be ensured there is no Waqf board, he said someone taking away someone else's land is not "Dharma".
"...everyone should fight against injustice being caused to farmers...it is said that the Waqf board can claim anyone's land. It is a big injustice...someone taking away someone else's land is not Dharma... So, everyone should fight to ensure that farmers' land remains with them," the seer had said.
However, on Wednesday, Swamiji expressed regret over his statement, calling it a "slip of tongue".
He said Muslims are also citizens of this country, and they too have voting rights like others.
Based on the complaint by a social worker, the FIR was registered against him on Wednesday at Upparpet police station here, police said.
"We have registered a case against him (Swamiji) under section 299 (Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita," a senior police officer said.
