Former CM poses questions to both, accuses them of ‘divide and rule’ game
BENGALURU:
In an open letter to the Congress and the BJP, former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has accused both parties of using the recent DJ Halli and KG Halli riots to indulge in mutual mudslinging.
He has posed a set of questions to both parties.
Questions for Congress
•The Congress projected itself as a saviour of theinorities during the DJ Halli and Padarayanapura riots. Why is that the Congress…did not come to the rescue of the minorities during the difficult phase of protests against the CAA? Where was your concern when minority youths were gunned down during police firing in Mangaluru? Do you come to protect them only when there is a crime?Â
•The Congress has given a suggestion to the government to recover the loss of property from the rioters. At the same time, it says ‘properties of other side’ also should be attached. Would the Congress be bold enough to clarify who is that ‘other side’?Â
•Whenever there is a discussion on banning SDPI, the Congress becomes over-reactive… What is the benefit that you are going to get by banning or not banning it?Â
•The Congress alleges that there is a political conspiracy behind the riots. Is this conspiracy from within the party or outside? Or ticket aspirants? Do leaders who came from other parties become unpalatable for the Congress?
•After converting an internal party issue into ‘riots’, bringing differences between two communities and disturbing social harmony, does the Congress not have any remorse?
Questions for BJP
• The DJ Halli incident is the biggest law and order failure on the part of the government, home department and intelligence. The BJP government which should have owned responsibility has become absolutely irresponsible. Is any action initiated against any home department official in connection with this incident? Instead, the BJP has gone one step ahead and is conspiring for a political polarisation. BJP, aren’t you shameless?Â
•A loud-mouthed minister and other BJP MLAs blabber that the Congress orchestrated the DJ Halli riots. Why is that they are not submitting the evidence they have against the Congress to the investigating officers? Anyway, it is a BJP government. Why can’t they initiate action against the Congress by conducting aproper investigation? If there is no evidence, is BJP’s loud- mouthing also aimed at political polarisation?
•Initially, the BJP created an impression that outsiders had been brought to engineer the riots. If so, how many other states’ goons have been arrested? How did these goons travel in groups when there are Covid-19 checkposts along the state borders? If they had come, whose failure is that?
•The government has become so weak and powerless that it couldn’t even ensure safety of the MLA who won with a huge majority. How can this powerless government protect the interests of the ordinary people? If they cannot, what is the point of such a government in power? Or did the BJP want such riots during the BBMP elections?
•Always waiting for an opportunity to get political mileage by using communally sensitive issues , does the BJP understand the meaning of political morality?
•Coming to power is the main aim of all political parties. But there has to be social responsibility, leadership and honesty. The behaviour of the BJP and Congress on an issue related to communal harmony reflects that they have none of it. Leave petty politics, at least now.
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