Bengaluru, May 27 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that the State government will take action against BJP MLC N Ravikumar for his derogatory comments against Kalaburagi Deputy Commissioner.

Shivakumar said that many IAS officers had met him on this issue, and they were all enraged by the BJP MLC's comments.

"Since morning, more than half a dozen IAS officers have met me. They are all in a very agitated mood. The law will take its course. The government will take action," Shivakumar told ANI.

He wanted the BJP leadership to react to the issue.

"I want the BJP President, the Opposition leaders and the Central ministers to react to it," he said.

A political storm has erupted in the State following the con...