Bengaluru, Sept. 12 -- BJP leader CT Ravi today targeted Congress' alleged intervention in criminal cases in a statement that came following an FIR filed against him, accusing the Congress of pursuing "appeasement politics" emboldening criminals and causing communal tension.
"Think about it - who recommended dropping cases against those who set police stations on fire? The Congress members did. They burned houses, they burned shops. Congress MLAs recommended withdrawing cases even when Dalit homes were set on fire," he told media.
Ravi also cited a 2024 incident in Nagamandala where a petrol bomb was thrown at a Lord Ganesh idol. "They recommended withdrawing the case. Because of this, there is some communal undercurrent at play - do you ...