Won't tolerate communal violence, will act tough against perpetrators: Siddaramaiah
Dismisses BJP's allegations that incidents of communal violence are on the rise after the Congress government took charge in May
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said his government takes strict action to contain incidents of communal violence quickly.
The chief minister stated this in the backdrop of stone-pelting incidents in the town of Shivamogga during a religious procession on October 1. He dismissed allegations by some BJP leaders that incidents of communal violence are on the rise after the Congress government took over in May.
“What job do they (BJP) have other than making allegations? Their only job is to make allegations. These allegations are false,” Siddaramaiah told the media in Belagavi. He said some miscreants who indulged in stone-pelting incidents have been arrested, and legal action was being initiated against them.
“In our government, we take strict action to contain communal incidents quickly. Whoever indulges in communal incidents, strict action is taken against them,” said the chief minister.
Some persons hurled stones in two localities of Shivamogga on Sunday after an Eid Milad procession, damaging window panes of some houses and vehicles.
(With agency inputs)