Karnataka BJP to protest seeking arrest of Congress MLA
The Karnataka BJP will hold a protest in Ballari demanding the arrest of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy and a CBI probe into the death of a Congress worker. Party leaders accused the Siddaramaiah government of shielding the MLA
Ballari (Karnataka): The Karnataka BJP will stage a large-scale protest demanding the arrest of Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy in connection with the death of a Congress worker and the handing over of the case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The protest rally will be held in Ballari city, and the police department has made elaborate security arrangements considering the seriousness of the case.
BJP MLA and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy stated that the party is organising a series of protests in a phased manner against the government, and Saturday’s protest rally is the first step.
Reddy claimed, “The mob had come with private gunmen and had systematically prepared to attack my home. Karnataka witnessed what unfolded that day. Such an incident has never happened in the history of Ballari and the state. The Congress worker was killed in the incident.”
“The government arrested three gunmen attached to MLA Bharath Reddy in this connection. Why has he not been arrested yet?” he asked.
“Police have made the statement that we do not have private gunmen, we have government gunmen. Only criminals have private gunmen,” Reddy underlined.
“D K Shivakumar, who holds responsible positions as Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief, announced that he stands with Nara Bharath Reddy. If this is the case, how can the police arrest him? We do not believe that they will arrest Reddy,” he said.
“When I was in power, the Ballari region prospered. One can go around the city and talk to a common man or an industrialist. Under Janardhana Reddy, it prospered. But from Ballari to Karnataka, it has become a republic under the Congress rule,” Reddy claimed.
Former Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol claimed that the Siddaramaiah-led government in the state came to power 2.5 years ago and that people were upset due to misgovernance.
“Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is the last CM from the Congress party in Karnataka. Nara Bharath Reddy should have been arrested. Instead, the case has been lodged against the innocent,” he said.