Mysuru, June 10 -- Former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha has launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him of targeting the Police Department and acting out of political bias.

Speaking to reporters in Mysuru yesterday, Simha alleged that Siddaramaiah, previously accused of being anti-Hindu, is now working against suspended former City Police Commissioner of Bengaluru, B. Dayanand, a committed and respected Police Officer from Valmiki community.

"Why is Siddaramaiah, who claims to champion AHINDA (a Kannada acronym for Alpasankhyataru or minorities, Hindulidavaru or backward classes and Dalitaru or Dalits) causes, targeting an efficient officer like Dayanand, who served with distinction as Bengaluru Police Commi...