Mysuru: BJP held a massive protest in Mysuru against the state government for not arresting the killers of Kyathamaranahalli Raju even after 22 days of the murder.

It may be recalled that Raju Kyathemaranahalli, BJP leader and a right wing activist, was hacked to death by miscreants at Netaji Circle on March 13.

They set a deadline till April 15 to nab the culprits and if the government fails, they threatened to intensify the protest.

The protest was held at the premises of Kote Anjaneya Temple which was attended by BJP leaders R Ashok, K S Eshwarappa and C T Ravi. Deceased Raju’s mother and RSS convenor Pramod Muthalik also joined the protest.

Raju’s mother addressing the protesters said, “If your son had faced such a situation, will you be quiet? Even after 22 days, they have not nabbed the culprits. My son had only one desire to not to have Mosque in the controversial place. I need justice”, she said.

MP Prathap Simha criticised state government and said that CM Siddaramaiah is protecting terrorists in Bhatkal, Ullal and now in Narasimharaja constituency.

K S Eshwarappa speaking on the occasion said, “You have not made the report public on Madikeri’s Kuttappa’s murder case which was submitted by your own Mysuru DC’s led probe team. Even though the report stated that it was a planned murder, you have remained silent and have been protecting anti-nationals,” he said.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah led government is protecting terrorists. Police department has a CCTV footage of few terrorists in Shimoga raising slogans such as Pakistan Zindabad. But the Chief Minister and the Home Minister have not spoken a word on this and it is clear that they are protecting the terrorists, he added.