Bengaluru, Jan. 4 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that the fact-finding committee headed by former state Minister HM Revanna has collected important information on Ballari violence.

He also accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Janardhana Reddy of objecting to the installation of banners for an event to install a Valmiki statue. The Deputy CM added that the state government was considering the possibility of handing over the case to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Speaking to reporters at Palace Grounds here, he said, "He has presented formal and informal information on the Ballari violence."

He was responding to a question about the committee submitting its report.

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