Ex-Home Minister Araga Jnanendra criticises Karnataka government over videos of Parappana Agrahara prison in Bengaluru

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Former Home Minister and Tirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra

Former Home Minister and Tirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra | Photo Credit: Umesh Shettigar

Former Home Minister and Tirthahalli MLA Araga Jnanendra has criticised the authorities of Karnataka astir videos showing inmates of Parappana Agrahara Central Prison successful Bengaluru utilizing mobile phones and different facilities.

In a property league successful Shivamogga connected November 10, Mr. Jnanendra said that during his word arsenic Home Minister, helium had taken stern enactment against officials liable for lapses. “We transferred officials who had been moving successful the situation for respective years. However, present they person travel backmost to the aforesaid place. This shows however superior the authorities is connected this issue,” helium commented.

“A idiosyncratic accused of violent activities and different idiosyncratic convicted for serial murders person been enjoying facilities successful the prison. How tin a serial slayer get a colour tv acceptable successful his barrack? For immoderate people, the jailhouse has go a remainder house,” helium remarked.

The BJP person commented that instrumentality and bid had collapsed successful Karnataka. The leaked videos showed that prisons are nary much betterment centres. Instead, they had go centres to let criminals to proceed with their transgression acts.

He urged the State Government to instrumentality stern enactment and guarantee prisoners bash not bask facilitate that they are not entitled to.

Shivamogga Lok Sabha subordinate B.Y. Raghavendra, legislators S.N. Channabasappa, Dr. Dhananjay Sarji and others were present.

Published - November 10, 2025 11:38 americium IST

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