"Don't we need to punish those who have done wrong? Are they (BJP) protesting saying that they shouldn't be punished?" Siddaramaiah asked while speaking to reporters at his Home Office Krishna here.
A delegation of BJP leaders on Wednesday met Karnataka governor Thawar Chand Gehlot and submitted a memorandum against the Siddaramaiah government for the arrest of a kar sevak (volunteer) in Hubballi.
Amid protest by BJP over arrest of a man in Hubbali linked to the riots that took place after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has said that the arrest of was part of the law and order process and the government was not resorting to "vende
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah appealed to BJP leaders in the state to stop playing petty politics in the "name of God and religion", urging them to act responsibly as an opposition amid protests by the party over Hubballi arrest.
On the arrest of a person in Karnataka's Hubballi for alleged involvement in the riots after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Tuesday accused the Congress-led state government of being "anti-Hindu".
On BJP MLA Yashpal Suvarna's letter to declare a holiday on January 22, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said he was not aware of the BJP's demand for a government holiday for the inauguration of Ram Mandir and as the central government is conducting the program, let them give a holiday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah dismissed the opposition's allegation of hate politics in connection with the arrest of a man linked to the riots that took place after the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992.
As preparations are in full swing given the country is gearing up for the grand consecration ceremony of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, BJP MLA Yashpal Suvarna on Monday wrote to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramiah requesting him to declare January 22 holiday.