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The Hindu
21-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Kota charges Karnataka government of slapping cases against its critics
Former BJP councillor for Mangaluru City Corporation, Shwetha Poojary, has been booked for 'criticising' police investigation of the murder of Suhas Shetty, a Bajrang Dal activist and a double murder accused, said Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Kota Srinivas Poojary, in Mangaluru on Wednesday. Talking to reporters after releasing the BJP's 'chargesheet' on the two-year rule of Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, the MP said Ms. Poojary is the new entrant in the long list of people who have been booked for criticising the government's inaction. Those booked include City South and City North MLAs D. Vedavyasa Kamath and Y. Bharath Shetty, respectively, Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja, Udupi MLA Yashpal Suvarna, activist Puneet Kerehalli, and Arun Ullal. In the first post on her Facebook page, Ms. Poojary said that people will teach a lesson to the burqa-clad women 'who helped assailants to escape from the spot' after the murder of Suhas Shetty, as police have 'so far not taken any action' against those women. In the second post, she criticised the district in-charge, Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, in a 'demeaning way' for his statement that the BJP created many criminals during its rule. 'The whole substance of the posts is the criticism of government's action. She [Shwetha Poojary] was booked for criticising government's work. I am not aware of the language used by her' Kota Srinivas PoojaryMP, Udupi-Chikkamagaluru When pointed to the derogatory terms found in the two posts found on the Facebook page of Ms. Poojary, the MP said, 'The whole substance of the posts is the criticism of government's action. She was booked for criticising government's work. I am not aware of the language used by her,' he said. In the past two years, the Congress government has indulged in actions to divide people on communal lines. The government is embroiled in scams related to the allotment of sites pertaining to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority and the misuse of funds related to the Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation. The MP said the government is also accused of illegally diverting ₹34,500 crore of SC/ST funds for the five guarantee schemes. The government has stopped contributing its share, thereby denying the farmers a yearly sum of ₹10,000 under the Krishi Samman Nidhi programme. The 54 lakh farmers of the State now get from the Central government an annual sum of ₹6,000. The State government is not correctly implementing the Central government's Jal Jeevan Mission of providing piped drinking water to households. Not a penny is being spent by the State government for improving rural roads, the Udupi MP said
Hans India
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
FIR against BJP leader over social media post
Mangaluru: The registration of a police complaint against BJP Mahila Morcha state secretary and former city councillor Shwetha Poojary has stirred a political row in coastal Karnataka. The FIR follows a Facebook post in which Poojary questioned the role of authorities in the investigation into the murder of Hindu activist Suhas Shetty. Shetty was killed in Bajpe recently, and CCTV footage purportedly showing two burqa-clad women conversing with the accused near the crime scene had gone viral, prompting widespread speculation. Referring to this, Poojary in her social media post asked why the women had not been taken into custody and why District-in-Charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao had remained silent. The post led a Congress worker to file a complaint, prompting the police to book Poojary under Sections 192, 196, 353(1)(b), and 353(2) of the IPC, among others. The action has drawn criticism from right-wing organisations, who termed it an attempt to stifle dissent and questioned the government's commitment to freedom of expression. 'This is an effort to suppress those raising legitimate questions about the investigation,' said a BJP functionary who requested anonymity.P
The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Former BJP councillor booked for ‘inflammatory' post on social media
City police have filed a case against Shwetha Poojary, a former BJP councillor at Mangaluru City Corporation Council, on the charge of posting two inflammatory posts on her Facebook account. In the complaint, Mahila Congress activist Shanta S. Rao said she saw a post made by Ms. Poojary on May 9 in which it was said a lesson would be taught to Burka-clad women who helped assailants of Suhas Shetty escape the spot in Bajpe on May 1. In another post, Dakshina Kannada district in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao's photo was used while criticising him in a derogatory way for his comment that the BJP created many criminals during their rule. The case was registered by Surathkal police under Section 353 (2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanita. The Cyber Economic and Narcotic Crime police were asked to investigate. The CEN police issued a notice to Ms. Poojary asking her to appear before the investigation officer for inquiry, the police said. Case against woman The city police have booked Reshma Belal, a resident of Belthangady, for her post on Instagram criticising Operation Sindoor. In her Instagram account, reshma_barija, she posted: '... Belakina Vijrumbanegagi Horata, Jayasiddu Kattalu Yellelloo Kattalu (In fight for exuberance of light what won was darkness; it's dark all around) #dikkaraoperationsindura.' A case under Section 353(2) was registered. After finding that the post was by Ms. Belal, the CEN police, which is investigating the case, issued a notice asking her to appear before the investigation officer for inquiry.
Hans India
18-05-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
FIR Against BJP Leader Over Social Media Post on Suhas Shetty Murder Case
MANGALURU: The registration of a police complaint against BJP Mahila Morcha state secretary and former city councillor Shwetha Poojary has stirred a political row in coastal Karnataka. The FIR follows a Facebook post in which Poojary questioned the role of authorities in the investigation into the murder of Hindu activist Suhas Shetty. Shetty was killed in Bajpe recently, and CCTV footage purportedly showing two burqa-clad women conversing with the accused near the crime scene had gone viral, prompting widespread speculation. Referring to this, Poojary in her social media post asked why the women had not been taken into custody and why District-in-Charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao had remained silent. The post led a Congress worker to file a complaint, prompting the police to book Poojary under Sections 192, 196, 353(1)(b), and 353(2) of the IPC, among others. The action has drawn criticism from right-wing organisations, who termed it an attempt to stifle dissent and questioned the government's commitment to freedom of expression. 'This is an effort to suppress those raising legitimate questions about the investigation,' said a BJP functionary who requested anonymity.
