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Taking objection to what they termed “goondaism unleashed by Congress activists led by Ballari MLA Nara Bharath Reddy” connected the BJP activists extracurricular the residence of Gangavathi MLA Gali Janardhan Reddy successful Ballari connected Thursday evening, that claimed the beingness of a young man, elder BJP leaders stepped up their onslaught connected the Congress authorities implicit the convulsive clash and demanded an autarkic probe into the incidental and the apprehension of Mr. Bharath Reddy.
Former Minister B. Sriramulu, addressing a property league astatine the residence of Mr. Janardhan Reddy connected Friday, sought an enquiry either nether the supervision of a sitting justice of the High Court oregon by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He said the decease of a young antheral implicit a banner-related quality was profoundly disturbing and should not person occurred irrespective of the victim’s governmental affiliation.
Mr. Sriramulu alleged that the unit was the effect of deliberate provocation and misuse of younker for governmental ends. While stating that determination was nary objection to putting up banners for the Valmiki statue installation, helium questioned the determination to erect them adjacent the residence of Mr. Janardhan Reddy on a engaged road.
He alleged that erstwhile radical putting up the banners were questioned, supporters of Mr. Bharath Reddy, led by his adjacent adjutant Mr. Satish Reddy, attempted to onslaught BJP workers. He besides alleged that backstage gunmen linked to Mr. Satish Reddy opened occurrence during the chaos and said the fatal slug appeared to person been fired from a backstage weapon. He demanded a technological introspection of the slug recovered from the deceased’s assemblage to hole responsibility.
Later successful the day, BJP State portion president B.Y. Vijayendra echoed akin demands and called upon the Congress authorities to enactment against its ain MLA Mr. Bharath Reddy if it had respect for the regularisation of law.
Addressing a property league adjacent Mr. Janardhan Reddy’s residence, Mr. Vijayendra alleged that the clash reflected “goondaism” nether the enactment of Mr. Bharath Reddy, and accused his supporters of mobilising ample numbers of workers, indulging successful stone-pelting and resorting to firing done backstage gunmen.
Referring to the quality implicit the Valmiki statue installation, Mr. Vijayendra said it was shameful that unit had erupted implicit an contented that should person agreed radical crossed communities. He recalled that Valmiki Jayanti had been declared a vacation during the tenure of erstwhile Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and said erstwhile curate Mr. Sriramulu had played a cardinal relation successful honouring Maharshi Valmiki years ago. He alleged that the Congress had politicised the contented by putting up banners without support and provoking clashes.
Mr. Vijayendra besides objected to what helium described arsenic provocative statements made during the incident, including threats to pain down Mr. Janardhan Reddy’s house, and said specified remarks amounted to incitement. He demanded a broad probe by a sitting High Court justice and contiguous ineligible enactment against those liable for the violence.
Earlier, Mr. Vijayendra visited BJP workers who were injured successful the clash and are undergoing attraction astatine a backstage infirmary successful Ballari. Mr. Sriramulu said the BJP would basal firmly down Mr. Janardhan Reddy.
