"It is not the BJP. It is the Congress which is politicising Dharmasthala; Siddaramaiah politicised it. When the complaint was received, the procedure states that the background should be checked to investigate the matter. But they did not follow it. Dharmasthala belongs to all Hindus in
"BJP is doing Dharma war, doing politics in the name of religion. When we formed the SIT (Special Investigation Team) to probe the (Dharmasthala) matter, they all welcomed it. I appeal to Dharmadhikari of the Dharmasthala temple, Veerendra Heggade, please don't allow this politics to happ
Addressing a press conference at the party's state office, Jagannath Bhavan, BJP Karnataka president and MLA BY Vijayendra said an NIA investigation would instil public confidence and ensure transparency.
Addressing reporters, the BJP leader accused the Congress government of "tarnishing the Hindu religion" and described Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as having a "Tipu mentality".
Addressing reporters, Vijayendra said that a wrong impression has been created among the public about the government. The government has faltered in handling this case, and in this context, he (Chief Minister) must seek forgiveness from people of the state.
He questioned the urgency in forming SIT, the bias towards Hindu institutions, Delhi leaders' Involvement, masked man's identity, funding and orchestration of alleged murders at Dharmasthala.
"In the Dharmasthala case, the state government must hand over the investigation to the NIA to reveal who is behind the conspiracy and those named by Chinnayya must be arrested and interrogated; otherwise, people may conclude that the state government itself is part of the conspiracy. To avo
Amid shocking developments in the Dharmasthala case, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLC Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Saturday claimed that there was a "bigger conspiracy" behind the allegations levelled by the complainant CN Chinnayya, who has been arrested by the State Investigation Team (SIT).
"We are neither for them (Dharmasthala) nor against them. We are for justice. We are only saying that we should not do politics in matters of religion. The family of the Dharmasthala victims spoke to the CM and appreciated the formation of the SIT. The investigation is ongoing. The CM and th
Karnataka Legislative Council Leader of Opposition and BJP MLC Chalavadi Narayanaswamy suspected the possibility of a "bigger conspiracy" to "defame" Hindu temples.
Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Friday, the State President remarked that after digging several pits and finding nothing, both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar are now visibly nervous. "The complainant's mask has already fallen off, and now the CM and DyCM are struggling to cover their own