The Congress get together has condemned the violence at their legislator R Akhanda Srinivas Murthy’s home in Bengaluru.
DK Shivakumar, the president of the Karnataka unit of Congress, additionally criticised the Fb submit which led to the clashes, calling it derogatory.
“Fully condemn the violence unleashed on our get together legislator’s home in addition to on the police. Equally condemn the derogatory Fb submit. No person ought to take pleasure in violence,” Shivakumar mentioned.
I condemn the violence that has occurred in Bengaluru. Nobody should take legislation into their very own fingers.
The Authorities should take strict and exemplary motion in opposition to the one that made the derogatory social media submit in addition to those that indulged in rioting and arson. pic.twitter.com/Adhl152LPt
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) August 12, 2020
He additionally mentioned {that a} assembly of all Congress’s Bengaluru MLAs has been conveyed at 12 midday on the get together workplace to debate the matter.
Responding to a tweet by BL Santhosh, the nationwide organisation secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP), Shivakumar mentioned, “Allow them to (BJP) play politics even in such an unlucky incident. We are going to handle the scenario as required.”
Santhosh had tweeted, “Useless silence by @INCIndia @INCKarnataka even after their Dalit MLA Sri Akhanda Srinivas Murthy was attacked, home ransacked yesterday in Bengaluru. Whole help for Proper to riot? For them appeasement in the one official get together coverage.”
Three individuals have been killed within the violence in DJ Halli and KG Halli areas of Bengaluru on Tuesday evening. Whereas two of these killed within the incident have been recognized, the police are attempting to determine the identification of the third particular person. the police have imposed curfew within the affected areas.
Greater than 160 individuals have been arrested in reference to the violence by which 60 police personnel have been additionally injured.
Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant has appealed for calm. Further police power is being deployed throughout Bengaluru the place Part 144 has been imposed. Leaves of all police personnel have been cancelled to make sure ample safety on floor, the police sources mentioned.
Chief minister BS Yediyurappa condemned the violence on Twitter, saying ruthless motion shall be taken in opposition to those that are discovered taking legislation into their fingers.
He additionally mentioned that those that attacked police, media and the general public is not going to be spared. He appealed for calm.
The police have arrested the youth accused of posting the message which irked the minority neighborhood members. The police have claimed that the youth Naveen is a relative of MLA Murthy. Naveen has nevertheless claimed that his account was hacked.
In the meantime, Murthy is scheduled to satisfy income minister R Ashoka and search safety for himself and his household after a part of his residence was burnt down by the protesters who threw stones and bottles on the constructing. Some autos parked outdoors the home have been additionally broken.