BengaluruCould 28, 2025 22:00 IST
First revealed on: Could 28, 2025 at 21:57 IST
BJP nationwide basic secretary in-charge of Karnataka, Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, on Wednesday sought motion Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge, Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum and Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasulu for an alleged “conspiracy to homicide” Chief of Opposition within the Legislative Council Chalavady Narayanaswamy.
Responding to questions by reporters on his get together colleague and MLC N Ravikumar’s remarks that the Kalaburagi DC “might have come from Pakistan”, Agarwal stated Ravikumar had apologised for his feedback and it was now the Congress authorities’s flip to behave.
“We’ll wait and see how the Congress authorities acts towards the DC and the SP, who, underneath the management of Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge, had been concerned within the conspiracy to kill our chief. Then we’ll are available entrance of you and reply,” Das informed a press convention.
Ravikumar had made the remarks towards the DC at a rally in Kalaburagi final Saturday towards Congress supporters reportedly gheraoing a authorities visitor home, not permitting Narayanaswamy to return out. Kalaburagi is the bastion of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge; the get together staff had blocked Narayanaswamy, who was within the space for the Tiranga Yatra, for allegedly making defamatory feedback towards Priyank Kharge.
On the press convention, Agarwal alleged that although police had been current on the visitor home that day, they didn’t instantly clear “the few unruly Congress staff with felony background”.
“When their numbers elevated from 15 to shut to 70, police pretended to detain them. Our LoP’s life was put in peril. I demand the Karnataka authorities take motion towards the DC and the SP and take away them,” he stated.
Referring to Ravikumar’s apology over his feedback towards the DC, Agarwal stated, “Ravikumar is a BJP employee. If we cross the Lakshman Rekha by one step, we instantly take it again. We’ve got taken it again…Now, allow them to (Congress authorities) examine. Ask the federal government what motion it’ll take towards Priyank Kharge, DC, SP and Congress staff for making an attempt to kill the LoP.”
A 2015-cadre IAS officer, Taranum was among the many 22 recipients of the Finest Electoral Practices Award conferred by the President of India in January this yr.
The IAS Officers’ Affiliation, Karnataka, has condemned Ravikumar’s remarks and demanded an unconditional apology from the BJP legislator.