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Mangalore Oct 17: The district BJP has
alleged that certain politicians have been misusing the issue of
recent violence in Mangalore in order to gain political mileage.
Addressing a press meet here on Monday, the district BJP
Spokesperson K Monappa Bhandary said, the act of using the
incident to disturb peace repeatedly is condemnable.
"The politically motivated statement of former minister
D K Shivakumar who termed Bajrang Dal and District-in-Charge
Minister as the direct cause for the violence, is ridiculous and
shows his political ignorance," he said.
"Mr Shivakumar has said that the curfew existed in
Mangalore was one such which the state had never seen. But he
has forgotten that a total of eight innocent people were killed
in Surathkal riot, where curfew was imposed continuously for
seven days," Mr Bhandary said and added that a person
having a responsible position should not make such statements
without learning the ground realities.
He observed that the allegation made by JD (S) district
President Vasanth Bangera and Janata Dal leader Farooq Ullal
indicated the leaning of a section of JD(S) towards Congress.
"When the Wakf Board itself had reported that the violence
in Mangalore was not at all a Hindu-Muslim riot but an incident
caused by miscreants, the leaders belonging to Congress and JD
(S) are trying to create differences among the two communities
just for their political advantage," he criticised.
Stating that strict actions should be taken against such
politicians too, Mr Bhandary demanded for separate enquiry into
the plot behind the recent incidents at B C Road, Vittal and the
explosion taken place in Puttur taluk.
MLC Capt Ganesh Karnik and district BJP office-bearers were
present.
DHNS
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