Bangalore on Tuesday witnessed an insensitive remark by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who has been under pressure over many rape incidents across the State and a BJP protest over the inaction of the Government over the failing law and order in the State. The Chief Minister’s insensitive comment on the rape issue has courted one more controversy as he looked pathetic in handling the issue.
Gory details of Munna alias Mustafa, who is arrested in the six-year-old girl’s rape case in an upmarket school in Bangalore, has emerged and he was allegedly involved in similar crimes in other school where he was employed in the past.
When reporters asked the Chief Minister here over the rape issue, Siddaramaiah shot back and asked the reporters, “is this the only news you haveIJ Except this you don’t have any other issueIJ” This callous, heartless remark by the otherwise stressed Siddaramaiah has shocked many at the time when the Government is facing the wrath of the people and Opposition parties over deteriorating law and order situation in State. However, the CM stressed that the Government would not hesitate to invoke Goonda Act in the sexual assault cases.
Meanwhile, major Opposition BJP took out a protest march in Bangalore against the deteriorating law and order situation. Many senior BJP leaders including Members of Parliament BS Yeddyurappa, Prahlad Joshi (State BJP president) took part in the protest. BJP leaders were arrested and later released.
A day after taking over as city Police Commissioner in the top-level police reshuffle following the incident, MN Reddi visited the scene of crime at Vibgyor High School, which has been asked by the Government to reopen on Wednesday after being closed for nearly a week.Meanwhile, in a revelation by the Deen’s Academy about Mustafa, a skating teacher who allegedly raped a six-year-old school girl, who worked in this school before joining Vibgyor School, was sacked because of his poor conduct with children.