The BJP on Friday demanded to know from the Congress-ruled Karnataka Government as to why journalist Gauri lankesh, murdered outside her house in Bengaluru on Tuesday, was not provided with security as his brother has now claimed that she was working for the surrender of the left-Wing extremists.
Speaking to newspersons here, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad condemned the “malafide comments” on the “regrettable and unfortunate killing” of the journalist-activist.
Displaying copies of news reports of lankesh's brother, Indrajit lankesh, claiming that she had worked for the surrender of Naxalites, Prasad asked why the Siddaramaiah Government in the State
had not provided her
security.
“Indrajit lankesh is on record having said publicly that his sister was working actively to ensure the surrender of Naxalites...So was she doing it with consent and approval of the State Government...And if so why was she not provided adequate securityIJ” Prasad asked .
It had also been said that Naxalites were unhappy with this. “Why was there such a security failure by the Congress Government in KarnatakaIJ” he added.
Taking on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Prasad asked why he had not questioned his party's Government in the stateIJ
Stating that the BJP respects everyone's right to express their feelings and sense of repulsion, Prasad lashed out against “so called liberals of double standards” who remain silent on the killings of RSS workers in Karnataka and Kerala.
RSS and BJP workers are also entitled human rights. This hypocrisy and double standards need to be exposed, he said.
“Why is that all my all liberal friends who speak so eloquently and strongly against the killing of a journalist... maintain conspicuous silence when so many RSS and BJP workers were killed in Karnataka and Kerala,” he asked.