<p>BJP general secretary Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday urged Governor Vajubhai Vala to sack Prof B P Mahesh Chandra Guru of the University of Mysore for making “derogatory remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and eating beef at a seminar.<br /><br />In a letter to Vala, copies of which were released to the press, Shobha said Guru of the journalism department was the brain behind serving and eating beef at a seminar organised at Kalamandira in Mysuru on Sunday. “Several other so-called intellectuals and academicians too participated in the beef festival, but they are not worth mentioning. Guru delivered a speech in which he abused and criticised Modi as well as the Union government on the issue of ban on cow slaughter. This despicable conduct by Guru is a clear violation of the civil services rules. He should be sacked,” Shobha said. <br /><br />She urged Vala to look into the matter and take action against Guru.<br /><br />Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda also condemned the incident. “Some of these so-called intellectuals do not have a mind. They carry it in their bags,” he said. <br /><br />Gowda said such incidents go against the culture and ethos of the nation. “Sometimes, one gets a feeling that the state government itself is encouraging such incidents,” Gowda told reporters in Bengaluru.</p>
<p>BJP general secretary Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday urged Governor Vajubhai Vala to sack Prof B P Mahesh Chandra Guru of the University of Mysore for making “derogatory remarks” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and eating beef at a seminar.<br /><br />In a letter to Vala, copies of which were released to the press, Shobha said Guru of the journalism department was the brain behind serving and eating beef at a seminar organised at Kalamandira in Mysuru on Sunday. “Several other so-called intellectuals and academicians too participated in the beef festival, but they are not worth mentioning. Guru delivered a speech in which he abused and criticised Modi as well as the Union government on the issue of ban on cow slaughter. This despicable conduct by Guru is a clear violation of the civil services rules. He should be sacked,” Shobha said. <br /><br />She urged Vala to look into the matter and take action against Guru.<br /><br />Union Minister for Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda also condemned the incident. “Some of these so-called intellectuals do not have a mind. They carry it in their bags,” he said. <br /><br />Gowda said such incidents go against the culture and ethos of the nation. “Sometimes, one gets a feeling that the state government itself is encouraging such incidents,” Gowda told reporters in Bengaluru.</p>
