Karnataka BJP MLC N Ravikumar is on the centre of one other row over his alleged derogatory feedback in opposition to state Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, drawing sharp reactions from the Congress occasion.
Whereas N Ravikumar made the remarks in opposition to Rajneesh throughout a protest in entrance of Vidhana Soudha Monday, a police grievance was filed on Wednesday. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) common secretary S Manohar filed the grievance on the Vidhana Soudha Police Station, demanding authorized motion in opposition to him for utilizing unparliamentary language when referring to Rajneesh.
The Congress occasion additionally stated it’s going to petition the Legislative Council Chairman, Basavaraj Horatti.
On Monday, BJP leaders, together with Chief of Opposition within the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, MLA Cement Manju, Ravikumar, and former MP S Muniswamy, staged a protest at Vidhana Soudha in opposition to the eviction of Dalit households dwelling in Kadugodi, Bengaluru.
Following the protest, they have been sad that Rajneesh was not out there to obtain their petition, which demanded that the eviction be stopped instantly.
In a video clip of a dialog after the protest, Narayanaswamy is seen complaining to a police officer about her absence. Muniswamy asks the official, “Is she CS for Karnataka or just for the CM?” to which Narayanswamy intervenes to say that there was no level in blaming her. Ravikumar then makes a remark in opposition to the senior Indian Administrative Service officer.
The problem gained traction after the video clip was broadly shared on social media platforms.
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Karnataka Girls and Little one Growth Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar condemned Ravikumar’s remarks. “This exhibits the mentality of BJP leaders. That is neither now nor shocking,” she stated.
Hebbalkar stated Rajneesh is a senior IAS officer, and a task mannequin for 1000’s of ladies. “It doesn’t matter who the lady is. She could also be an officer, Laxmi Hebbalkar, or a commoner… Who gave him the precise to make such feedback?” she requested.
In Might this yr, Ravikumar was booked by the police after he stated Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum “might have come from Pakistan”. The Karnataka IAS Officers’ Affiliation condemned his remarks, and demanded an unconditional apology from the BJP legislator.
Ravikumar made the remarks throughout a protest rally organised by the BJP at Kalaburagi on Might 24. Ravikumar stated the deputy commissioner’s workplace in Kalaburagi had misplaced its independence, and that the DC was “listening” to what Congress says.
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“I don’t know whether or not she comes from Pakistan or is an IAS officer right here. Listening to your applause, I feel she may need come from Pakistan,” he stated.