Terrorist remark: BJP submits complaint against Karnataka CM

The BJP’s Karnataka unit today submitted a complaint to the city police seeking action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his “inflammatory” and “derogatory” remarks branding members of the party and RSS as “terrorists.”

The party wanted Siddaramaiah to be made “liable for defamation and promotion of enmity” between citizens under Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code and under provisions of law. A delegation led by senior BJP leader Suresh Kumar submitted the complaint, addressed to city police commissioner, stating that “false and malicious” aspersions had been cast against BJP members by the chief minister. The complaint alleged that Siddaramaiah was misusing his position to spread “blatant falsehood” against the party with an ulterior motive of reaping political gains.

“He has knowingly made irresponsible statements to malign a national political party like the BJP,” it said. Siddaramaiah had recently alleged that BJP, RSS and Bajrang Dal have terrorists within their organisations.
“They are themselves like terrorists in a way. BJP, RSS and Bajarang Dal also have terrorists within,” he had said, triggering a war of words between the ruling Congress and the saffron party ahead of the upcoming assembly polls.

Siddaramaiah, who came under intense attack from the BJP for his controversial remarks, yesterday …read more