Bengaluru : Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday slammed the Congress government in Karnataka for initiating action against the Kar Sevaks.
“Is Siddaramaiah in the process of making an IS government here? Or is he running a Mughal, Islamic government in the state?” Joshi told media persons in response to writing of letters by Congress leaders to drop the cases against accused in KG Halli-DJ Halli communal violence and initiation of action against Kar Sevaks.
He said that the Congress is in a state of confusion across the country.
The quandary lies in deciding whether or not to attend the Ram Mandir inauguration. The minister claimed that they are causing problems and that the Congress government is reopening old cases when that approach is failing.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah responded to criticism from Congress leaders that he wasn’t invited to the Ram Mandir inauguration by stating that there wasn’t enough room and infrastructure for the event.
The union minister is who I am. Neither has Ayodhya extended an invitation to me. Ayodhya has a lot of space but not much amenities. Who gets invited is a committee decision, Joshi stated.
Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah — while reacting to the arrest of Kar Sevaks who took part in the Ram Janma Bhoomi movement in the 1990s — said that his government is not pursuing hate politics.
“What should be done to those who committed wrongs? Should we have to let them go scot free?” the Chief Minister told the media persons.
Sources said that the Karnataka Police has initiated an investigation against Ram Mandir activists who allegedly indulged in destruction of Babri mosque for three decades.
They said that the police department has formed a special team and prepared a list of accused persons who are involved in police cases during 1992 Ram Mandir movement which resulted in violence and communal clashes and demolition of Babri mosque.
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