Karnataka BJP alleges arrest of Ram temple agitators after 31 years

The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka on Monday alleged that the Congress government was reopening old cases related to the demolition of Babri Masjid, or two Azfran party workers from Hubballi who had participated in the Ram Temple agitation for 31 years. Arrested. However, Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner, Renuka K Sukumar, said that the police traced the accused in long-pending cases, which was a “routine” police procedure. The BJP said the two, now in their sixties, were arrested on Sunday. Addressing reporters here, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R Ashok said the Congress was “terrorizing” Hindu activists by reopening cases related to protests during the Ayodhya agitation in the last 31 years. According to the former minister, the detained people were accused of pelting stones during the riots. On the perception that he is being persecuted for taking part in the Ram temple movement.” Ashok said, “…stirring at a moment when people were anxiously awaiting the historic occasion of the consecration of the great temple at Ayodhya. ” Citing media reports on the arrest of two activists, he said the Congress government was ‘terrorizing’ Ram devotees by sending them to jail, while his own Prime Minister Narendra Modi scolded people celebrating the construction of the temple. Ram in Ayodhya. He asked, “We, including you and former minister principal BS Yediyurappa, participate. Do you have the courage to arrest me and Yediyurappa?” Ashok warned the government that if it adopts the policy of retaliation, it will have to pay a heavy price for it and BJP will launch a fierce agitation. Condemning the arrests, he asked why the Congress government in Karnataka was investigating old cases and arresting innocent Ram devotees 31 years after the incident. Ashok said, “It is a matter of embarrassment for the Congress. It shows how they want to bring Karnataka-like culture to Karnataka. They condemn it. They have been freed and they are withdrawing their cases.” ” In response, Hubli-Dharwad Police Commissioner said that in many cases the accused fled, hence they remained pending for a long time. The police regularly try to trace the accused in these cases, the officer said. “As a result of our search exercise in 37 long pending cases, we managed to nab the absconding accused. These cases include crimes against property, murder, narcotics and cyber crimes,” the officer said. Police. “In one of those disturbances reported in 1992, we managed to detain an accused. For us, this is another case of disturbances in which the accused absconded. We detained them along with fugitives in other cases Is.” , he explained. According to him, more than 150 cases, including murder and dacoity, are pending in the Hubli-Dharwad region. “During periods when we cannot convince the accused or the accused do not assist in judicial proceedings, the tribunal treats the cases as long pending,” Sukumar said.