BENGALURU:
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has condemned the vandalism and arson committed by a mob belonging to a particular community in the city on Tuesday.
The police have arrested more than 100 persons for the rioting which was allegedly triggered by a social media post. Two rioters were killed and 10 injured in firing by the police to control the situation in the KJ Halli and DJ Halli areas.
India Today Journalist Nolan Pinto was injured in police attaack India Today Journalist Nolan Pinto was injured in police attaack
We came as reporters to see what's the ground situation but @CPBlr your police began to attack us without any provocation. No mob was present then!!@CMofKarnataka @BSBommai https://t.co/ieqZyOez5r
— Nolan Pinto (@nolanentreeo) August 11, 2020
The CM said the government had taken all measures to control the situation. In a tweet, he condemned the attack on MLA Akhand Srinivasa Murthy’s house and the KJ Halli police station.
He said the attacks on the police, journalists and members of the public were condemnable, and that strict action would be taken against the perpetrators. The CM appealed to people to maintain peace and refrain from taking the law in their hands.
ನಿನ್ನೆ ರಾತ್ರಿ ನಡೆದ ಗಲಭೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪತ್ರಕರ್ತರು, ಪೋಲೀಸರು, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರ ಮೇಲೆ ಹಲ್ಲೆ ಮಾಡಿರುವುದು ಅಕ್ಷಮ್ಯ. ಇಂತಹ ಪ್ರಚೋದನೆ, ಪುಂಡಾಟಗಳನ್ನು ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕಿಂಚಿತ್ತೂ ಸಹಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ಕಠಿಣ ಕ್ರಮ ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ. ಜನರು ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಆವೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗದೆ ಸಂಯಮದಿಂದ ವರ್ತಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡುತ್ತೇನೆ. (2/2)
— B.S. Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) August 12, 2020
