Maddur clash: 'It's a Taliban govt in Karnataka', says Prathap Simha

Some organisations have become emboldened after Congress government came to power in the State: Former BJP MP

Mysuru: Criticising the Congress government in Karnataka following communal tension in Maddur town of Mandya district during a Ganesha idol immersion procession, former BJP MP Prathap Simha on Monday said, "It is not a government of Kannadigas in Karnataka. It's a Taliban government."

The town witnessed a stone-pelting incident during the Ganesha idol immersion procession on Sunday evening.

Speaking to mediapersons in Mysuru, Simha said, “As soon as the Congress government came to power, some organisations became emboldened. After the DJ Halli-KJ Halli cases of Bengaluru were withdrawn, in a recent Cabinet meeting, they have started their hooliganism again. The atmosphere in Karnataka is such that Hindus cannot take out Ganesha processions peacefully. It happened in Nagamangala [in Mandya district] last year. Now, it has happened in Maddur”.

"Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently said Muslims are peace-loving people. Then, who pelted stones at the Ganesha idol in Maddur yesterday? Is throwing stones at Ganeshotsava, their culture?" Simha asked.

“The Chief Minister is spoiling Muslims. The moment he said that Muslims are peace-loving, they pelted stones in Maddur," Simha said.