Hubballi/ Ballari:: Twin cities’ police on Saturday took into custody Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Company (HDMC) corporator Nazeer Ahmed Honval of AIMIM in reference to the latest communal disturbance in Previous Hubballi.
Nazeer Ahmed is the second AIMIM functionary who's being interrogated for his alleged function within the unrest – police had earlier arrested Irfan Nalatwad, a celebration chief and AIMIM corporator Husenbi Nalatwad’s husband.
Nazeer Ahmed has been detained on fees of inciting the mob on the night time of April 16. Police stated that they might arrest the corporator provided that the fees towards him turned out to be true.
Karnataka BJP basic secretary Mahesh Tenginkai, in the meantime, visited the Diddi Hanuman temple and the Previous Hubballi police station, which have been broken through the communal clashes. The BJP functionary stated that Metropolis Congress unit president Altaf Hallur, amongst different functionaries of the opposition get together, have been witnesses to the incident. “They know the miscreants concerned within the riots. They have to cooperate with police by registering separate instances in reference to the incident,” Tenginkai stated.
Tenginkai suspected that the whole episode had been deliberate upfront. “The rioters broken police and different authorities automobiles, along with the temple and surrounding homes in such a brief span of time. Police have arrested solely 140 folks thus far, however 1000's have been concerned within the riots,” the BJP functionary alleged.
Tenginkai was accompanied by get together colleagues Lingaraj Patil, Tippanna Majjagi, Sanjay Kapatkar, Narayan Jartarghar, Dattamurthy Kulkarni and Ravi Naik amongst others.
Cong is behind riots: Sriramulu
Congress is liable for communal violence within the state is the election 12 months, stated transport minister B Sriramulu.
Talking to reporters in Ballari on Saturday, he stated: “Congress leaders are behind the riots in KG Halli, DG Halli, Hubballi, and different elements of the state. They've been concerned in such violence acts as they're positive of not coming to energy after the 2023 meeting elections. Opposition get together leaders are sowing seeds of poison between Hindus and Muslims. Individuals of the state must be cautious of such leaders,” he stated.
To a question, the minister stated the not too long ago held core committee assembly didn't talk about G Janardan Reddy’s return to lively politics, “We are going to comply with the get together’s stand on this regard,” he stated.