The Karnataka Authorities will discover authorized motion towards BJP MLC N Ravikumar for his controversial remarks towards IAS officer and Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner Fouzia Taranum, Deputy Chief Minister D Ok Shivakumar mentioned Tuesday.
This got here a day after the Kalaburagi police booked Ravikumar for the feedback he made towards the award-winning 2015-cadre IAS officer throughout a protest rally held within the metropolis final Saturday. The First Info Report (FIR) was filed based mostly on a grievance filed by a Kalaburagi resident on the Station Bazar Police Station.
Responding to media queries, Shivakumar mentioned there was no choice however to provoke authorized motion towards Ravikumar. “The federal government and the celebration will take it very severely,” he mentioned as he demanded a response from Chief of Opposition R Ashok and BJP state president B Y Vijayendra.
“This isn’t a small situation. Your entire Karnataka authorities stands behind her,” the DyCM mentioned, including that a whole lot of IAS officers had met him earlier within the day over the remarks made by the BJP MLC.
Ravikumar was booked for his remarks that Taranum “might need come from Pakistan”. In movies that went viral on social media, he may be heard saying, “The DC madam is listening to what they (the Kharge household) say. I don’t know whether or not she comes from Pakistan or is an IAS officer right here. Listening to your applause, I believe she might need come from Pakistan,” Ravikumar mentioned through the protest.
When contacted, Ravikumar advised The Indian Categorical he had apologised for his remarks made towards the IAS officer, including {that a} detailed letter of apology could be issued quickly.
BJP state president Vijayendra mentioned Ravikumar had already apologised for the incident. “It is a closed chapter,” he mentioned.
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The IAS Officers’ Affiliation in Karnataka condemned Ravikumar’s remarks, and mentioned it stood in solidarity with the officer.
Taranum was one of many 22 recipients of the Finest Electoral Practices Award conferred by the President of India in January this yr. The IAS officer additionally gained the Excellence in Governance Award, distributed by The Indian Categorical, earlier this yr within the class of Jury Particular Awards for complete growth within the district. She was awarded for her initiative in advertising and marketing Kalaburagi Rotti as a model and reintroducing millet as a staple within the area.