Love Jihad comment: Criminal case against Eshwarappa
Daijiworld Media Network
Shimoga, Apr 11: With Assembly elections approaching, politicians of different parties are doing everything possible to woo voters, even to the extent of making 'sensitive' comments by playing the religion and caste card.
Deputy CM of Karnataka Eshwarappa, who had stoked a controversy a couple of months ago with a remark that Love Jihad was an 'international conspiracy', once again repeated his words on April 9 in Shimoga at his home town by giving some facts and figures which created chaos in the political circles.
Angered by this latest Love Jihad comment, district minority unit of Congress in Shimoga filed a criminal case against Eshwarappa. A complaint was also filed with the Election Commission.
On April 9, the deputy CM and BJP leader claimed that 68 Brahmin girls had been kidnapped by some Muslim youth and held captive for six months at an undisclosed place where they used them. After about six months these girls were dumped back in their respective houses. The girls who were taken away by the Muslim youth were not in a position to file a complaint with the police in view of family respect and their future, said Eshwarppa.
Taking this statement very seriously, minority unit president Syed Wahid filed a criminal case in second JMF court at Shimoga. Accepting the application, the court has postponed the hearing for Jun 1, 2013.
The National Hindustan Sena took up this issue and filed a complaint with the Election Commission, urging that Eshwarappa be disqualified from contesting the poll, and be arrested immediately.
BSY Angry
Speaking to daijiworld correspondent Rajesh Lasadappa in Shimoga, former CM and Eshwarappa's rival B S Yeddyurappa reacted angrily to the above incident and said that this is a serious allegation against Eshwarappa and that he has the habit of creating communal disharmony among people. This will create a rift between Hindu and Muslims, I will file a complaint against Eshwarappa with the Election Commission," said BSY.
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