MP demands ban on KFD, PFI

'Influentials' inciting mischievous elements to disturb peace: Simha

 Member of Parliament  Pratap Simha, on Wednesday, said that a few influential persons have been inciting mischievous elements to indulge in anti-social activities in the city.

He urged the government to ban Karnataka Forum for Dignity (KFD) and Popular Front of India (PFI) for their alleged role in anti-social activities.

Speaking to reporters here, Pratap Simha said, a group of ‘powerful’ people are inciting the anti-social elements to disturb peace in the city. “As Dasara is nearing, lakhs of people visit the city and culprits may indulge in violence. The police department, which has details about the miscreants, should arrest the anti-social elements,” he said.

Pointing at the murder of RSS worker K Raju in Udayagiri, under Narasimha Raja Assembly constituency, the MP said, a majority of anti-social elements live in the constituency. He congratulated the city police and Commissioner B Dayananda for the arrest of Abid Pasha, the prime accused in the murder case of Raju. “The accused had criminal background and he was involved in other murders and crimes in parts of the state. Pasha had targeted a few other dignitaries. There are a few powerful people behind him (Pasha) and other anti-social elements,” Simha said.

Dist administration blamed

Simha said, Raju was killed as he was opposing a mosque in his locality, Kyathamaranahalli. “The area was residential and a few Muslim people were planning to construct a mosque, illegally. Though the dispute was taken to the then Deputy Commissioner C Shikha, the district administration did not take any measure to solve it. Now, if any untoward incident happens, the district administration will be held responsible,” the MP warned.

Taking a dig at Tanveer Sait, who represents NR constituency, for the untoward incident. “Instead of condemning the murder of Raju, Sait had said that Raju was a rowdy-sheeter. Now, the state government has rewarded him with a ministership. The government has lost sensitivity and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is treating the Opposition party as his enemy,” said the MP.

To a query, the MP said, he was threatened and attacked several times.
“The state is turning into a safe haven for terrorists and the police must arrest the culprits,” he added.

Ramya ‘guest’ politician

Replying to a query on the actor-turned politician Ramya’s pro-Pakistan statement, Pratap Simha said, the former MP of Mandya is a guest politician and she lacks discretion. “While SAARC Young Parliamentarians Conference (YPC), held in Islamabad, was organised for MPs, why did the Congress party send an ex-MP to attend it?” he questioned.