Bengaluru: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah mentioned on Wednesday that severe motion could be taken if the investigation discovered the allegations of “Pakistan Zindabad” slogans being raised contained in the Vidhana Soudha to be true.
When Congress staff had been celebrating the victory of Syed Naseer Hussain within the Rajya Sabha elections on Tuesday night, some folks allegedly shouted “Pakistan zindabad’’ slogans together with “Naseer zindabad’’. Movies of the celebrations with Hussain’s supporters cheering for him went viral on the web, and allegations additionally surfaced that the “Pakistan zindabad” slogan was heard.
Talking to the media, Siddaramaiah mentioned there was no query of sparing anybody.
“It’s not solely an allegation by the BJP but in addition by the media,’’ he added.
The federal government had referred the video to the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).
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“If the FSL report proves that the slogan raised in favour of Pakistan is true, severe motion will likely be taken on this regard. There isn’t a query of defending those that raised slogans in favour of Pakistan,” he said.
In the meantime, following the incident, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) filed a police criticism with the Vidhana Soudha police, and a case was registered towards “unknown individuals” on Tuesday. Nonetheless, a day later, the police mentioned they’d not discovered any witnesses to the slogans being heard.
The problem rocked each Homes of the Karnataka legislature on Wednesday. The Meeting needed to be adjourned twice earlier than the BJP MLAs trooped into the nicely of the Home, resulting in its adjournment for the day.
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Within the Legislative Council, BJP’s N Ravi Kumar and Congress’ Abdul Jabbar nearly got here to blows, when the latter requested chairman Basavaraj Horatti to inform Kumar to “shut his mouth’’. His comment got here after Kumar labelled the Congress authorities “anti-national.”
Later, Jabbar mentioned he was withdrawing the phrases he had used towards Kumar, which had been prompted by the truth that he was damage by the Congress being described as anti-national.
Replying to the problem within the Meeting, dwelling minister G Parameshwara mentioned, “The BJP is elevating doubts in regards to the Congress’ patriotism for the nation when it was the one which strived to get independence for the nation. Ought to we find out about what independence is from others? For the sake of independence, many sacrificed their lives. Didn’t patriotism stem from there?’’ he requested.
Parameshwara agreed that the present-day Congress is completely different from what it was earlier. “However our hearts and souls haven’t modified since 1885, when the battle for independence began,” he added.
On the BJP’s allegations that the Congress was supporting those that speak in favour of Pakistan or elevate slogans of zindabad or the nation’s flag, Parameshwara reminded the opposition that in 1972, below the regime of the Congress, India fought a conflict towards the neighbouring nation.
“We had been on the verge of ending it, and also you speak of the Congress encouraging those that elevate slogans in favour of it. How is it justified?’’ he requested.
Nonetheless, the BJP was not satisfied by the reply.
The chief of the opposition, R Ashoka, mentioned the Vidhana Soudha isn’t just a constructing, it represents 70 million Kannadigas.
“How can somebody say Pakistan zindabad contained in the Vidhana Soudha with out the police taking any motion towards them. How did they allow them to go,” he requested.
In the meantime, Hussain posted a video on X the place, in an interview with ANI, he denied the allegations.
“I didn’t hear anyone shouting Pakistan zindabad. Had I heard, I’d have despatched them to jail,” he added.
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