Mysuru Congress leaders demand action against Pratap Simha’s ‘provocative’ statements
The Hindu
Taking serious objection to BJP MP Pratap Simha’s allegedly provocative statements that threaten communal peace in the society, Mysuru District Congress Committee has urged Deputy Commissioner of Mysu
Taking serious objection to BJP MP Pratap Simha’s allegedly provocative statements that threaten communal peace in the society, Mysuru District Congress Committee has urged Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru Bagadi Gautham to immediately take action against the MP.
A delegation of Congress leaders met the Deputy Commissioner on Tuesday and lodged a complaint against Mr. Simha.
Reminding the DC of the MP’s ‘communally inflammatory’ utterances at a recent Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) meeting at the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat auditorium in the presence of Minister in charge of the district S.T. Somashekar and MLAs, the Mysuru District Congress leaders said the MP and the district administration should be held responsible in the event of communal violence breaking out.
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