Bengaluru, 5 July

Opposition Leader R Ashoka questioned why no action was taken against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has repeatedly spoken disrespectfully against officials when a case was registered against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for making allegedly derogatory remarks.

“Siddaramaiah has spoken disrespectfully against an IAS officer, a District Commissioner, and a police officer, yet no action was taken,” Ashoka alleged.

He criticised Siddaramaiah for addressing everyone, including the President, in the singular, implying that Congress operates under a different set of laws. He challenged Congress to clarify what obscene remarks Ravikumar allegedly made.

Ashoka claimed that an FIR is filed if BJP members make mistakes, but no complaints are registered against Congress members.

Ashoka alleged that the case against Ravikumar was being used to divert attention from the CBI probe into the Valmiki Development Corporation scam.