Siddaramaiah Accuses JP Nadda Of Playing Politics Over Woman Paraded Naked Incident
NDTV
A 42-year-old woman was stripped naked, paraded, and assaulted after being tied to an electric pole early on Monday in Karnataka's Belagavi district after her son eloped with a woman, police said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday accused BJP National President J P Nadda of playing politics over the Belagavi incident wherein a tribal woman was paraded naked.
"BJP's rule in Karnataka witnessed multiple instances of violence against women, but BJP National President J P Nadda has forgotten this to politically target us. Unfortunately, he is using a recent incident of violence against a woman in Belagavi for politics," Mr Siddaramaiah posted on X.
A 42-year-old woman was stripped naked, paraded, and assaulted after being tied to an electric pole early on Monday in Karnataka's Belagavi district after her son eloped with a woman, police said, adding that they had arrested seven people in connection with the incident.
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