BENGALURU: “Withdrawal of cases in DJ Halli and KG Halli riots of Bengaluru city is under discussion at the State Government level,” said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Wednesday.
It is said that former minister and Congress MLA Tanveer Sait had written a letter to home minister Dr G. Parameshwar asking him to initiate steps to withdraw cases against the rioters in Devara Jeevanahalli (DJ) and Kadogondanahalli (KG) riots which rocked Bengaluru city in 2020.
It may be recalled here that people went on a rampage over an inflammatory post shared by a relative of then Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy and set on fire the house of the Congress MLA besides attacking the police station and also setting on fire several vehicles parked on the roads.
Reacting to the violence and state government mulling over withdrawal of cases against rioters, Bharatiya Janata Party leader and previous Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai questioned the state government over its intention to withdraw cases in the violence in DJ Halli and KG Halli and stated that National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken up the case for investigation and claimed that enough evidences are available on the involvement of functionaries of both Popular Front of India (PFI) and Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI).
Bommai cautioned the state government that the move to withdraw cases against the rioters would be ‘betrayal’ of voters' trust (on Congress party) which elected them to power and asked the State Government not to succumb to pressure and withdraw the cases against the rioters.
The former Chief Minister said to wage a legal battle if cases against rioters are withdrawn and also go to the people’s court in coming days.
