Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s letter to the Home Ministry seeking the withdrawal of cases related to the violence in Old Hubballi in April 2022 has sparked a controversy with BJP leaders, including Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, taking strong exception to it.
Although Home Minister G. Parameshwara has clarified that cases cannot be withdrawn just because some Minister or legislator has sought for it, the BJP leaders see it as appeasement politics.
In a letter written to the Chief Minister and Home Minister, which have been released to the media, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi has strongly condemned the development and said that any such move to withdraw cases against anti-social elements will spoil social health and also create law and order problem in the coming days.
