A letter written by Home Minister G. Parameshwara to the Home Secretary to take “suitable action” on senior Congress MLA Tanveer Sait’s letter, which requested the withdrawal of cases against “innocents” in riot cases in places including D.J. Halli in Bengaluru, Shivamogga, and Hubballi has caused a stir.
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took up a social media campaign condemning the letter on Wednesday. Several prominent BJP leaders alleged that the letter was a clear sign of “minority appeasement” by the Congress government. Many recalled that the previous Congress regime led by Siddaramaiah had withdrawn cases against the Popular Front of India (PFI), which was eventually banned for terror activities in 2022.
