Bengaluru sedition row: BJP workers protest against Amnesty India
The protesters, led by Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa, demanded a probe by the national investigating agency.
In Short
- The protest was led by state president BS Yeddyurappa.
- State Home Minister G Parameshwar had given clean chit to Amnesty.
- The protest witnessed about 500 of the BJP workers.
BJP workers assembled at Town Hall around 11.30 am on Wednesday to protest against Amnesty India. It's 11 days now since the August 13 event regarding the Kashmir unrest. And the protesters, led by the state president BS Yeddyurappa , demanded a probe by the national investigating agency.
"I have lost faith in the state's agency with the state home minister's statement," Yeddyurappa said. Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwar had earlier said that the groups were not involved in any anti-national activities. Later, retracted saying he gave no clean chit.
"I have written to the union home minister to take our demand seriously. How can our Indian soldiers be insulted?" Yeddyurappa said. The protest that lasted for an hour saw about 500 of the BJP workers raising slogans against the state government's inability to handle this case.
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