<p class="title">The state Congress on Wednesday constituted a six-member fact-finding committee headed by former deputy chief minister and home minister G Parameshwara to delve into what led to the rioting in parts of northeast Bengaluru. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee will have former home ministers Ramalinga Reddy, K J George, former minister Krishna Byre Gowda, MLCs B K Hariprasad and Naseer Ahmed as members. </p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-violence-live-updates-top-cop-kamal-pant-to-hold-peace-meeting-shortly-death-toll-rises-to-3-872289.html" target="_blank">Track live updates on the Bengaluru violence here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">KPCC president D K Shivakumar, who condemned the violence, chaired a meeting of the party’s legislators to discuss the incident. The fact-finding committee, he said, will visit the violence-hit areas and submit a report. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar blamed the police for the violence. “The police delayed action against the inflammatory social media post by Naveen, a supporter of the BJP, which led to the violence. The police should have taken up a case suo motu,” he said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“The entire system is responsible for this,” he said. “The police have not only failed to protect the MLA and his family, but also a police station,” Shivakumar added.</p>
<p class="title">The state Congress on Wednesday constituted a six-member fact-finding committee headed by former deputy chief minister and home minister G Parameshwara to delve into what led to the rioting in parts of northeast Bengaluru. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The committee will have former home ministers Ramalinga Reddy, K J George, former minister Krishna Byre Gowda, MLCs B K Hariprasad and Naseer Ahmed as members. </p>.<p class="bodytext"><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/bengaluru-violence-live-updates-top-cop-kamal-pant-to-hold-peace-meeting-shortly-death-toll-rises-to-3-872289.html" target="_blank">Track live updates on the Bengaluru violence here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">KPCC president D K Shivakumar, who condemned the violence, chaired a meeting of the party’s legislators to discuss the incident. The fact-finding committee, he said, will visit the violence-hit areas and submit a report. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Speaking to reporters, Shivakumar blamed the police for the violence. “The police delayed action against the inflammatory social media post by Naveen, a supporter of the BJP, which led to the violence. The police should have taken up a case suo motu,” he said. </p>.<p class="bodytext">“The entire system is responsible for this,” he said. “The police have not only failed to protect the MLA and his family, but also a police station,” Shivakumar added.</p>
