Bengaluru, Jan. 13 -- The alleged forcible cremation of the body of a Congress worker killed in the recent Ballari clash, has emerged as a major flashpoint in Karnataka politics, triggering a renewed confrontation between the BJP and the ruling Congress. The opposition party on Tuesday announced a massive protest in Ballari on January 17.
Addressing media here, Karnataka BJP President Vijayendra Yediyurappa alleged that the incident reflected a complete collapse of law and order in the state and accused the Congress of misusing the police machinery to suppress facts. He claimed that despite the family's intention to bury the body, police forcibly cremated it and even conducted two post-mortems, turning the incident into what the BJP descri...