Karnataka: Opposition Leader criticises state government over Ganesh Visarjan incidents
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, has criticised the state government, holding it responsible for the untoward incidents reported during Ganesh idol immersions.
Speaking to the media, Narayanaswamy alleged that the Chief Minister is not making efforts to take everyone along, which has led to unrest. He questioned whether it is right for a government that claims to provide equal treatment and justice to act in a biased manner.
He further claimed that the disturbances witnessed during recent Ganesh Visarjan processions were the outcome of the Congress government’s appeasement tactics aimed at safeguarding its vote bank. According to him, this has caused difficulties for the public across the state.
Narayanaswamy also raised objections to restrictions imposed on the celebrations. “You are not even allowing us to perform Ganesh Visarjan. In Chitradurga, the SP has issued orders denying permission for the procession. Do we really need to seek permission in our own town for our festival?” he asked
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Karnataka HC quashes BJP's defamation case against Rahul Gandhi
Bengaluru (PTI): The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday quashed the defamation proceedings initiated by the BJP against top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
The case was filed in 2023, when BJP was in power in Karnataka, following a "corruption rate card" published by the then opposition Congress to claim large scale irregularities prevailing in the state under the saffron party's rule.
Along with Gandhi, now Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, the BJP had accused the then Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah and Congress state president D K Shivakumar.
Presently Siddaramaiah is the Chief Minister and Shivakumar is his deputy.
Challenging the defamation case, Gandhi had approached the High Court stating that the continuation of the case would be an abuse of law.
The bench of Justice S Sunil Dutt Yadav allowed the petition.
The complainant said that Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar had conspired together to defame the BJP government and made baseless allegation and insinuation.
