BJP Criticizes Congress for Issuing Arrest Warrant Against BS Yediyurappa

A special court in Bengaluru issued a non-bailable warrant against BJP’s BS Yediyurappa in a POCSO case related to alleged sexual harassment of a minor. This move has sparked strong reactions from BJP leaders, who accused CM Siddaramaiah of pursuing politics of hatred. Former BJP national General Secretary C.T. Ravi questioned the inaction of the government for four months after the case was lodged, and claimed that the Congress is conspiring against Yediyurappa due to a separate legal case involving Rahul Gandhi.

Ravi mentioned that the incident in question occurred on February 2, the case was lodged in March, and Yediyurappa had volunteered to provide a statement to the police. However, the police did not initially request his statement and later collected his voice sample in April. He also argued that Home Minister Parameshwara had previously indicated that the complainant has a history of filing numerous cases, and the government itself had stated that the case was not significant. BJP MLC N. Ravikumar further emphasized the party’s belief in the lack of substance or truth in the case and accused the Congress leadership of orchestrating the legal actions against Yediyurappa.

The BJP leaders criticized the sudden urgency of the government’s actions, particularly obtaining a non-bailable warrant and expressed their strong condemnation of these developments. Meanwhile, the text notes that the story was published from a syndicated feed and has not been edited by NDTV staff.