Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Responding sharply to developments surrounding the alleged assault and stripping of a BJP woman worker in Hubballi, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday warned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that what he termed “dadagiri” or hooliganism would not work in the state.Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru, Union Minister Joshi took strong exception to the episode. “What a shameful matte…
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Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) In a major development, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of the alleged incident of assault and stripping of a BJP woman party worker in Karnataka’s Hubballi and sought a detailed Action Taken Report (ATR) within five days from the state police chief. The official statement in this regard stated, “The National Commission for Women has taken a suo motu cognisance of a disturbing viral video from Hubballi, Karnataka, showing a fem…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Referring to the BJP’s criticism over the alleged assault and stripping case involving a woman worker, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the party should not indulge in politics in the name of a woman and that the government stands by the statement issued by the police department. He said the police have clarified that the BJP woman worker stripped herself while being arrested and created a ruckus.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, Parameshwara s…
Hubballi, Jan 8 (IANS) An FIR was registered against nine people at the Keshwapur police station in Hubballi on Thursday in connection with the alleged stripping and assault of a BJP woman party worker. The incident came to light after a purported video surfaced on social media on Wednesday and raised concerns.Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi will address the media in Bengaluru later in the day regarding the issue. Hubballi is a major city within th…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has demanded the immediate suspension of officials who allegedly stripped and assaulted a BJP woman worker in Hubballi. A video purportedly related to the incident has gone viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage and controversy on Wednesday morning.Speaking to media persons at the BJP state headquarters “Jagannath Bhavan” in Bengaluru, State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said a shocking incident had taken place in Hubballi, wher…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Reacting to the alleged assault on a BJP worker by the Karnataka police, the Chairperson of the Karnataka State Commission for Women, Nagalakshmi Choudhary, said that the police officers arranged clothes for her and the BJP worker in question has many cases against her.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Wednesday she stated, “There is a complaint against the woman, and the police went to arrest her. She is facing multiple cases. When she was taken into the police veh…
Hubballi (Karnataka), Jan 7 (IANS) The Karnataka Police on Wednesday rejected a female BJP worker’s claims that she was assaulted and stripped by cops during a dispute related to the voter revision exercise in Hubballi.Responding to the assault and stripping of a BJP worker by male and female police personnel, Hubballi-Dharwad Police Commissioner N. Shashikumar rejected the allegations, stating that she “had stripped herself”.Meanwhile, the State Women’s Commission, reacting to the development…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) Women’s rights activist Brinda Adige on Wednesday reacted to the alleged assault and stripping of a BJP woman worker by police in Hubballi city of Karnataka, calling the incident absolutely unacceptable and atrocious. She said that it does not matter which political party the woman belongs to, as what is important is that she is a citizen of the country and must be protected under constitutional rights.Speaking to IANS, Brinda Adige said, “It is absolutely unacceptabl…
Hubballi (Karnataka), Jan 7 (IANS) An alleged assault and stripping of a BJP woman worker by police occurred in Hubballi city in Karnataka, reportedly in connection with a dispute arising from a voter revision exercise. A video of the incident surfaced on Wednesday, triggering shock and serious concern. The video allegedly shows male police personnel assaulting the woman and using vulgar expletives.The incident occurred within the limits of the Keshvapur police station in Hubballi. According to …
Hubballi, Jan 4 (IANS) In a concerning development, two separate cases of sexual assault against two minor girls by groups of boys were reported in Hubballi, Karnataka, on Sunday.The police have detained seven minors in connection with the cases.The cases have been reported within the jurisdictions of the Shahar and Ashok Nagar police stations in Hubballi.The police have registered the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) cases, and further investigation has been taken up.In the c…