Mysuru (Karnataka). Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the recent communal violence in Nagamangala in Mandya district. He also said that the Deputy Superintendent of Police has been suspended after it came to light about the “police failure” in the Nagamangala incident on September 11. When asked about incidents of violence during Ganesh idol processions and immersions in the state, he told reporters, “Do you know that there were 60 thousand Ganesh pandals and incidents took place in just two places – Nagamangala and Davanagere.”
Siddaramaiah said, “In Davanagere, only stone pelting has happened, in Nagamangala shops and vehicles were torched.” The Chief Minister said, “BJP is involved in instigating, they are the reason for communal violence, all this happens because of their provocation.” Siddaramaiah said that he will investigate the reasons for the delay in the Lokayukta’s investigation against former Chief Ministers B. S. Yeddyurappa and H. D. Kumaraswamy in connection with the alleged denotification of land in Bengaluru. Karnataka’s ruling Congress on Thursday asked the Lokayukta to expedite the investigation against Yeddyurappa and Kumaraswamy in connection with the denotification of 1.11 acres of land in Ganganahalli of Kasaba Hobli in Bengaluru North.
When Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was asked about the delay in the Lokayukta’s investigation into the cancellation of notifications against former chief ministers since 2021, he said, “I will investigate and respond…Yesterday (ministers) Krishna Byre Gowda, Dinesh Gundu Rao and Santosh Lad held a joint press conference on this along with Congress leaders. This happened during the tenure of Kumaraswamy and Yediyurappa. I will have to call for the documents and investigate.” The Chief Minister also announced that renowned litterateur Hampa Nagarajiah has been chosen to inaugurate the Mysore Dussehra festival this year. The Dussehra festival will be celebrated from October 3 to 12.
