Bangalore rape incidents echo in Lok Sabha

Spurt in rape cases in Karnataka rocked Lok Sabha on Tuesday with BJP members from the state asked the Centre to seek a report from the Congress government on the issue.

Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje claimed that 50 cases of rape incidents were reported in the State in the past 15 days.

Accusing the state government of not taking action against the culprits, she said law-and-order situation in Karnataka has worsened.

She referred to the incident of rape of a six-year-old student at a school in Bangalore.

“There is no government in Karnataka. There is no law and order in the state,” she said amid opposition from

Congress members from the state.

Another BJP member P C Mohan said women in the state were facing ‘brutal attacks’ and alleged that police are taking ‘long time to arrest the culprits’.

Mohan, who represents Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency, said “strict action should be taken against the management of the school” which failed to ensure security to the girl child.

He urged the Centre to ‘intervene’’ and seek a report from the state government on the issue.

However, Congress MPs from Karnataka-Dhruvanarayana, D K Suresh, Chandrappa and Muddahanumegowda protested against the BJP MPs remarks, saying that the Karnataka Government has taken quick action to arrest culprits in all rape cases.