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Hans India
a day ago
- General
- Hans India
Law and order collapsing in coast under Cong rule, warns BJP chief
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has issued a stern warning to the Congress government, accusing it of fostering lawlessness in the coastal districts, especially in Dakshina Kannada. Speaking to the media today outside his residence, Vijayendra said the government's inaction and selective policing were pushing the region into chaos. He condemned what he called 'police-sponsored hooliganism', warning that the BJP would not remain silent if the government continued to use the police to suppress dissent and target Hindu activists. 'This government is running like a Tughlaq Darbar under Siddaramaiah's leadership. They are reviving a feudal-style administration instead of upholding democracy,' Vijayendra said. Vijayendra revealed that he had already discussed the deteriorating situation in the state with senior national BJP leaders last night. 'Today, our MPs and MLAs will meet senior police officials to raise these serious concerns,' he added. Referring to recent banishment orders (gudipaaru) issued to several individuals in Dakshina Kannada, he questioned the intent and transparency behind the police actions. Drawing a sharp analogy, he said, 'Kings and paleyagars (feudal lords) once ruled India, and it feels like the Congress is trying to bring that system back.' Referring to the recent murder of BJP youth activist Suhas Shetty, Vijayendra alleged that Congress leaders deliberately avoided visiting his family. He further accused the government of downplaying the role of women seen aiding the accused killers escape—a fact, he said, was captured by news channels but ignored by the police. Why haven't those women been arrested yet? Why is the government silent?' he demanded. He charged the government with targeting Sangh Parivar leaders, saying that FIRs were being filed against Hindu leaders and activists to intimidate them. 'This is not law and order. This is political vendetta,' Vijayendra thundered. Highlighting alleged police excesses, he claimed that BJP and Sangh Parivar workers were being harassed with midnight raids and questioning at their homes, creating an atmosphere of fear. 'Where are we living? Is this a democracy or dictatorship?' he questioned. Vijayendra also criticized the government for failing on development fronts, arguing that the Congress was attempting to distract from its failures by creating communal tensions and suppressing dissent. 'While the public is angry over the lack of development, the government is busy covering up its failures by hounding Hindu activists. This is nothing but a political conspiracy,' he said. The BJP's state unit has made it clear that it will intensify its agitation if the Congress government continues to, as Vijayendra said, 'use the police to wage a political war.' The statement marks an escalation in the BJP's attack on the ruling Congress amid growing law and order concerns in Karnataka's coastal belt.
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- General
- New Indian Express
Row erupts as IUML Panchayat picks Sangh-affiliated lawyer, UDF moves to reverse decision
MALAPPURAM: The appointment of R Krishnaraj, a vocal Sangh Parivar supporter, as legal counsel in a High Court case by the Muslim League-led Vazhikkadavu panchayat has triggered political controversy, prompting the United Democratic Front (UDF) to swiftly intervene on Tuesday. Following strong objections from Congress-led UDF leaders, the panchayat administration has now clarified that the decision will be revoked. The controversy emerged amid fears within the UDF that the selection of a lawyer known for his radical Hindu views could adversely impact the front's prospects in the upcoming Nilambur by-election, which includes Vazhikkadavu panchayat. The panchayat's administrative committee has since explained that Krishnaraj was appointed by the block development officer, who was temporarily serving as panchayat secretary. The appointment pertained to a routine case involving the assignment of a number to a building.
The Hindu
2 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
Government misusing police to harass Sangh Pariwar activists, alleges BJP
BJP Dakshina Kannada president Satish Kumpala on Tuesday accused the State government of misusing the police 'to mentally harass and lower the morale of Sangh Parivar activists by registering unnecessary cases against them.' Speaking to the media after meeting City Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy and Dakshina Kannada SP K. Arun, along with BJP MLAs and leaders over the issue of the police registering cases against some Sangh Parivar activists, he said that the delegation expressed displeasure over the police projecting those working for Hindu organisations as criminals. The delegation took objection to the registration of an FIR against RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat for alleged hate speech, the move to extern some Hindu leaders by identifying them and the police visiting the houses of those who are working for Hindu organisations during night, Mr. Kumpala said. 'All these steps appear like an undeclared Emergency,' Mr. Kumpala said. Meanwhile, in a statement, Mr. Kumpala alleged that the appeasement attitude of the Congress is costing others. The BJP condemns it, he said. He said that the BJP will cooperate in maintaining peace if the police acted impartially. The BJP will launch an agitation if the government did not stop 'misusing the government machinery to threaten and harass Hindu leaders', he said. The delegation that met the police officers along with Mr. Kumpala includes MLAs Y. Bharat Shetty, Umanath Kotian, Harish Poonja, Rajesh U. Naik, Bhagirathi Murulya and Kishore Kumar Puttur, MLC. Some office bearers of the district unit of the BJP were also with the delegation.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Cong will defend Christians against attacks: Satheesan
Kochi: Christian priests in Odisha were attacked by the same people who visit homes in Kerala with cakes during Christmas and Easter. The Congress will put up a defence in places where Christians are being attacked on a regular basis, opposition leader V D Satheesan told reporters in Kochi on Sunday after visiting the priests who were attacked in Odisha. He said shocking details about the attack in Odisha were revealed by the Catholic priests from Kerala. A large group broke open doors, brutally assaulted the priest, looted belongings, and even viciously attacked a 90-year-old priest, Satheesan said. "Fr Leenus was tied up and beaten before being locked in a room. Fr Silvi was also beaten after being tied up. After an hour and a half, the priests tried to untie themselves and open the door but in vain. It was a nearby temple priest who heard the noise and rescued them," Satheesan said. This is not an isolated incident. Widespread attacks are occurring in Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Ahmedabad, and Chhattisgarh, he added. The govt has reportedly instructed looters to target all Christian institutions within two months, Satheesan said. Police have taken a stance that nothing can be done even if complaints are filed. "Priests are being attacked by Bajrang Dal activists and organizations connected to Sangh Parivar. Nationwide attacks against Christians are increasing. The bishop of Jabalpur stated that attacks are happening every day. Even nuns on tourist visits are being attacked under the pretext of religious conversion," Satheesan said. Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden, Ernakulam MLA T J Vinod and DCC president Muhammed Shiyas accompanied Satheesan while visiting the priests at a private hospital in Kochi.
The Hindu
23-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Kerala BJP leader seeks NIA probe against rapper Vedan for ‘disparaging' PM Modi in his songs
: Ambedkarite rapper Vedan, who courted controversy with law enforcement and Sangh Parivar organisations, drew the spotlight on Friday (May 23, 2025) after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Kerala sought a National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe against the artist. The complainant, V.S. Minimol, BJP's counsellor in the Palakkad Municipality, told The Hindu that the Hirandas Murali alias Vedan's 'divisive lyrics which lampooned Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a fake patriot' had prompted her to write to the Union Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, seeking an NIA investigation under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention Act). Mr. Vedan, who had recently risen to levels of stardom arguably unmatched by anyone in the relatively nascent but developing Malayalam poetry and rhythm hip-hop genre, had voiced an oblique critique of those at the apex of the Central government in the song 'Voice of the Voiceless' in 2019. Ms. Minimol said that Indian society had relegated caste prejudice to the dustbin of history. She accused Mr. Vedan of seeking to promote caste hate at the behest of forces seeking to divide Hindu society. Mr. Vedan had rocketed quickly to becoming a youth icon by poignantly rapping about the 'subtle but strong undercurrents of skin tone bias and allied casteism in Kerala society', earning accolades from the ruling front and opposition and brickbats from the Sangh Parivar leadership. The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had provided stages for Mr. Vedan at its fourth-anniversary celebrations across the State, drawing huge crowds trending towards the young demographic. Leader of the Opposition V D Satheesan and Kerala Pradesh Congress President (KPCC) lauded Mr Vedan's social criticism through music. In contrast, Mr. Vedan earned the ire of the Sangh Parivar organisations. The BJP-controlled Palakkad municipality demanded the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) department compensate for the public property allegedly damaged by the audience at Mr Vedan's government-sponsored event in Palakkad. At a Hindu Aikya Vedi meeting in Palakkad, the organisation's chief trustee, P. Sasikala, recently stated that Vedan music was a blot on the rich heritage and folk culture of scheduled caste and scheduled tribe communities in Kerala. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] has demanded the police book Ms Sasikala for making insulting and casteist insinuations against Mr Vedan, who hails from an SC/ST community. On May 17, the Kolam police indicted the editor of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) mouthpiece, Kesari, N. R. Madhu, for allegedly committing the offence of promoting enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to the maintenance of communal harmony, as specified in Section 196 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) by 'denigrating' Vedan as a caste terrorist. The Democratic Youth Federation of India's (DYFI) national president and CPI(M) State committee member, A A Rahim, MP, told the Hindu that the NIA complaint against was emblematic of the BJP's intolerance to dissent and opposition to the RSS's revanchist Hindu majoritarian ideology, rooted deeply in the socially abhorrent and outlawed caste system. 'Vedan's massive acceptance in Kerala society, especially among youth, for his critique of society and power has given the regressive BJP and Sangh Parivar sleepless nights. The BJP's threat that it would jail an artist for criticising Modi through his art would not pass muster among the masses', he said.
