Violation of curbs: ‘Book case against BJP leaders’
The Hindu
Congress petitions Chief Secretary
Once again, the Opposition Congress is set to take on the government as it on Tuesday petitioned Chief Secretary P. Ravi Kumar seeking not just filing of FIRs against BJP leaders who violated COVID-19 norms, but also demanding disciplinary action against officials who desisted from acting against the BJP leaders.
KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said the State BJP leaders in several districts had organised public events in violation of COVID-19 curbs and urged the State Government to register FIR against such leaders.
In a detailed petition to the Chief Secretary, Mr. Shivakumar also demanded disciplinary action against officials of the district administration and the police for showing laxity in discharge of their duties and not filing cases against BJP leaders for violation of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Government across the State. He criticised the State Government for booking cases against him and other Congress leaders, including Siddaramaiah and M. Mallikarjun Kharge, for holding the march seeking implementation of the Mekedatu project in violation of COVID-19 curbs and blaming projecting them for spread of the pandemic in the State.
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