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BJP person and erstwhile curate B. Sriramulu demanded a probe by either a High Court justice oregon the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the firing incidental successful Ballari successful which a 26-year-old younker was killed pursuing a clash implicit the installation of banners.
Addressing a property league astatine the residence of Gangavathi MLA Janardhan Reddy successful Ballari connected Friday (January 2, 2026), Mr. Sriramulu expressed heavy anguish implicit the decease of Rajasekhar and said specified incidents were unacceptable irrespective of the victim’s governmental affiliation. “Whether the deceased belonged to the Congress, BJP oregon JD(S), the nonaccomplishment of a young beingness implicit a trivial contented similar a banner is profoundly achy and should ne'er person happened,” helium said.
‘Deliberate provocation’
Holding Ballari MLA Bharath Reddy liable for the incident, the erstwhile curate alleged that the clash was the effect of deliberate provocation and misuse of younker for governmental ends. He said determination was nary objection to putting up banners for the Valmiki statue installation, but questioned the logic down placing them adjacent the residence of Mr. Janardhan Reddy on a engaged thoroughfare. He claimed that erstwhile Mr. Janardhan Reddy questioned the move, Bharath Reddy’s adjacent subordinate Mr. Satish Reddy led his supporters and attempted to attack, forcing constabulary to intervene and disperse the crowd.
He besides alleged that backstage gunmen associated with Mr. Satish Reddy opened occurrence successful “cinema-style” during the chaos and added that a slug of .76 mm calibre had been recovered. “Who permitted firing successful a nationalist place? The decease of a younker owed to firing by backstage gunmen is evident astatine archetypal glimpse and indispensable beryllium thoroughly investigated,” helium said, adding that respective youths from Mr. Janardhan Reddy’s broadside had sustained injuries during stone-pelting.
Mr. Sriramulu criticised the beingness of backstage gunmen with individuals who held nary law presumption and accused them of indulging successful intimidation and violence. He besides dismissed claims that Mr. Satish Reddy had suffered superior injuries, alleging that the bandages displayed were “bogus”,” helium said informing Mr. Bharath Reddy of “accidents” if the second moved successful an excessive velocity successful politics.
Demands probe into backstage gunmen
Reiterating his request for an autarkic probe, Mr. Sriramulu said the slug lodged successful the deceased’s assemblage indispensable beryllium scientifically examined to found accountability. “If I person committed immoderate wrongdoing, I americium acceptable to beryllium arrested today,” helium said, adding that the Valmiki statue installation programme scheduled for January 3 should beryllium conducted peacefully without disruption.
He said the BJP had decided to basal firmly down Janardhan Reddy successful presumption of what helium described arsenic an effort connected his beingness and that the substance had been brought to the attraction of elder State and nationalist enactment leaders.
Mr. Sriramulu added that the constabulary had seized weapons from 7 authorities gunmen attached to Mr. Janardhan Reddy, Somasekhar Reddy and himself, and that preliminary accusation indicated the fatal slug was fired from a backstage weapon.
Mr. Janardhan Reddy alleged that the incidental reflected a deterioration of instrumentality and bid successful Ballari and accused Mr. Bharath Reddy of indulging successful assorted amerciable activities. He said a ceremonial ailment would beryllium lodged regarding threats to his beingness and the breakdown of nationalist bid successful the city.
