Mangalore, January 4: Coming down heavily on Bharatiya Janata Party led Karnataka government, former union minister B Janardhan Poojary accused the Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda of trying to turn the coastal district into a republic of Sangh Parivar. He was addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.
Blaming the CM for suspension of four policemen and sudden transfer of Dakshina Kannada superintendent of police, following the police action on miscreants of Sangh Parivar, who had attacked Sullia police station, Mr Poojary said that Mr Gowda not only made the police department inactive but also strengthened the hands of 'moral police' in this region.
Expressing solidary with the policemen, who were “suspended for sincerely discharging their duty”, Mr Poojary said the Director General of Police should be ashamed for working to protect the interest of Sangh Parivar by punishing sincere police personnel for no fault of theirs. “There is no meaning in the existence of DGP, if his duty is confined to save his chair by supporting the Sangh Parivar”, he said.
Dubbing the allegation of 'police atrocity on Hindu activists', Mr Poojary said those police personnel who arrested the Sangh Parivar miscreants for pelting stones at police station had discharged their duty sincerely.
“No one can justify the heinous act of Sangh Parivar men, who threw stones at police station, after the Sullia police allowed the two men and two women who were illegally brought by the miscreants, to leave the police station as the four people had not committed any offence. It was the duty of police to arrest the trouble mongers”, he said.
“However, following the incident Sangh Parivar leaders openly pledged to take revenge against the policemen without any hesitation. And finally they did it by exerting pressure on DGP through chief minister”, he said.
Mr Poojary also demanded the withdrawal of suspension order of a Circle Inspector, a Sub Inspector and two Constables to restore the dignity of police department.
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