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Updated February 6th, 2020 at 17:13 IST

Siddaramaiah appeals cops to drop sedition charges against Karnataka school children

Congress leader and former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Thursday appealed the cops to drop sedition charges against Karnataka school students, teachers& parents

Reported by: Misha Bhatt
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Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday in a series of tweets slammed the Karnataka government over the 'sedition case' against the management and staff of Kalladka school at Bidar, Karnataka.

Siddaramaiah condemned B. S. Yediyurappa-led Karnataka Government's action to let the "police harass the innocent students, their parents & teachers for the enactment of a skit." He also slammed the Karnataka BJP and stated that they are facing 'ideological bankruptcy.'

Adding further, the Congress leader said, "Students of Kalladka school had enacted Babri Masjid demolition incident defying all the laws & mocking the judiciary. Was this not an act of sedition to Yediyurappa and the BJP."

READ | Probe into sedition case against school in Karnataka

'The dictator is unveiling his draconian face'- Siddaramaiah

The Congress leader even lashed out at the Police authorities and spoke about the incident of open firing at the universities in Delhi. 

Concluding his statement, Siddaramaiah appealed the cops to withdraw the cases filed against the students, teachers, and parents of Kalladka school.

READ | Siddaramaiah demands assent from party high command to continue as LoP, CLP

Probe Into Sedition Case Against

The police have been questioning the children and staff about those who wrote the script and assigned to deliver specific dialogues. The cops have already arrested Nazbunnisa, the mother of one of the children, who had allegedly delivered the controversial dialogue and their teacher Fareeda Begum, who oversaw the event. Intensified investigation into the 'sedition case' against the management and staff of a school, where children had allegedly insulted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and others, in the context of CAA, in a drama they staged on January 21.

READ | Karnataka CM Yediyurappa announces cabinet expansion, full list of ministers here

READ | Karnataka districts bordering Kerala put on High Alert amid Coronavirus outbreak

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Published February 6th, 2020 at 17:13 IST

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