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Bengaluru, May 28: Home and law minister Basavaraj Bommai has made it clear that there will not be any relaxation in the lockdown restrictions currently in force across the state till June 7.

Speaking to reporters near his residence in Bengaluru on Friday, he said police have been asked to strictly enforce the restrictions and prevent people from moving around without any valid reason after the four-hour relaxation in the morning for buying milk and other essential items from 6 am to 10 am.

Basavaraj Bommai

The minister complimented the excellent work of the Bengaluru police in identifying and arresting the accused persons, including two women, in the alleged gang rape of the young Bangladeshi woman.

Why did Cong hush up HY Meti case?

Asked about the opposition Congress party’s demand for the arrest of the former BJP minister Ramesh Jarkiholi allegedly involved in the sex CD issue, the minister said the investigation is going on and there is no interference. "Law will take its course,’’ he said.

To a question on the investigating officers being allegedly pressurized to hush up the case, Bommai said the BJP government need not learn anything from the Congress party, which had hushed up the rape allegation and similar sex video against former Congress minister HY Meti.

"Why did the Congress leaders talk about the issue now when the writ petition on the incident is pending before the High Court? The investigating officers have submitted their report to the High Court,’’ he explained.

The home and law minister pointed out that Congress opposition leader Siddaramaiah was the state’s chief minister, when the woman who was allegedly involved in the sex video had lodged a complaint, and the case was completely brushed aside.

"The investigation in this (charge against Ramesh Jarkiholi) is being carried in a most transparent and impartial manner. There is no interference from the government nor application of pressure on anybody,’’ he clarified.