Congress demands disciplinary action against BJP legislators | Bengaluru News
Bengaluru: A delegation of Congress MLCs on Monday met legislative council chairman Basavaraj Horrati, seeking disciplinary action against BJP legislators N Ravi Kumar and Chaluvadhi Narayanswamy for their “intolerant”, “communal”, and “defamatory” statements.While Kumar, BJP’s chief whip in the council, allegedly described Kalaburagi deputy commissioner Fauzia Tarranum as being from “Pakistan”, opposition leader Narayanswamy reportedly equated IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge to a “dog”. The Congress delegation, led by the party’s chief whip in the council, Saleem Ahmed, alleged that both BJP MLCs need to be condemned in the House and have disciplinary action initiated against them.The delegation claimed that any action initiated against Kumar should serve as an example that such utterances will not be tolerated in the future and that public servants should not be working under any fear.“We appeal to you to take exemplary steps and seek appropriate action to ensure that Karnataka remains a bastion of secular, inclusive, and impartial public administration,” read the memorandum to the council chairman.The legislators also alleged that Narayanswamy’s statement was not only insulting Kharge but also the Dalit community of Karnataka. “It seems that Narayanswamy, who belongs to a scheduled caste himself, is making these hateful statements against Kharge at the behest of some vested interests to retain his public office,” read the memorandum.
