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Karnataka govt protecting Gauri, Mesta killers: Rajnath Singh

Singh accused the Congress government of letting law and order slip out of hand.

Bengaluru: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday turned the heat on the Karnataka Congress government and CM Siddaramaiah blaming them for trying to divide society on communal lines.

Addressing the party's Parivartana Rally here, organised to expose the “misdeeds” of the Congress government ahead of the Assembly polls next year, Mr Singh accused the Congress government of letting law and order slip out of hand. He even claimed that the government was shielding the killers of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh and teenager Paresh Mesta (found murdered in Honnavar earlier this month). “What is this state government doing in these murder cases? I want to assure people of Karnataka that when our government is formed, we’ll probe these deaths from all angles and the culprits will be punished. We won't spare anyone,” he said.

Accusing the Congress of dividing society, he said when there was a controversy pertaining to the 18th-century ruler of Mysuru, Tipu Sultan, the state government should have refrained from celebrating his birth anniversary. "There are many other historic figures whose birthdays could have been celebrated such as Kittur Rani Chennamma, the founder of Bengaluru, Kempe Gowda, and renowned engineer Sir M. Visvesvaraya. The Karnataka government wants to divide society," he alleged.

Referring to the reservations for minorities, Mr Singh claimed that the Karnataka government gave reservations to Muslims, even though there is no such provision in the Constitution. "Reservation based on religion is a deception, the Constitution does not allow it," he said.

With Assembly elections in Karnataka a few months away, the Union Home Minister appealed to Bengalureans to support the formation of a BJP government under the leadership of B.S. Yeddyurappa. "We want to empower Karnataka, and this will be possible when in a few months, a BJP government is formed here," he said.

State BJP state president B. S. Yeddyurappa too slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for allegedly speaking about PM Narendra Modi in a derogatory manner. "You (Siddaramaiah) are only a 'bachcha' (kid) in front of Prime Minister Modi. When the whole world is admiring Modi, who are you to talk about him in an insulting manner," Mr Yeddyurappa thundered.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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