‘Police should continue booking suo-motu cases for derogatory statements, inflammatory posts’

Just like suo motu cases were booked for inflammatory speeches following the recent lynching and two murders, the Dakshina Kannada police should use the same action now to prevent efforts to denigrate Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara temple, said Dakshina Kannada district BJP president Satish Kumpala in Mangaluru on Tuesday.

Talking to reporters, Mr. Kumpala condemned the comments of activist Mahesh Shetty Thimarody against BJP national general secretary, B.L. Santhosh, who has come out in the open against denigration of the temple using the ongoing Special Investigation Team probe into the mass burial issue.

Mr. Thimarody has not just maligned the character of Mr. Santhosh but also insulted the large section of cadres of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and BJP workers.

Complaints have been filed before the police in all eight Assembly constituencies of Dakshina Kannada seeking action against Mr. Thimarody, he said.

Mr. Kumpala said many cases were registered suo motu following the April 27 lynching incident and the subsequent two murders in the district. While unverified and malicious statements were being made in connection with the ongoing SIT probe, it was strange that police have not registered suo motu cases against statements that were disturbing peace in Dakshina Kannada and other parts of the State.

No case was registered against Congress worker Mohammed Ali of Puttur for his recent derogatory comment on Narayana Guru while criticising senior Congress leader Janardhan Poojary over the latter’s statement on the mass burial issue, Mr. Kumpala said.