BJP MLAs Demand Action Against Activist Thimarodi

Opposition BJP MLAs demanded action against social activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi, who had reportedly accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of being involved in 28 murders.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ Bengaluru

Raising the issue in the Assembly on Monday, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka, without naming Thimarodi, asked why the government was quiet when allegations were made against the CM.

"Will government constitute another Special Investigation Team (SIT) and order a probe and dig more pits?" he questioned.

Karkala MLA V Sunil Kumar asked Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara if the government had taken any action against the witness-complainant. BJP MLA Suresh Kumar said social media has become like untreated sewage. "How can a person openly say this with so much courage, and yet the government is tolerating him," he said.