Even Ganpati Being Put Behind Bars in Congress-Ruled Karnataka: PM Modi

Kurukshetra: Launching a scathing attack on Congress , Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the grand old party of making “appeasement” politics their “biggest goal.” Speaking at an election rally in Kurukshetra, Haryana , PM Modi referred to a recent event in Karnataka where, during a protest against stone-pelting at a Ganesh immersion procession, a Ganesh idol was briefly seized by the police in Bengaluru. 

“In Congress -ruled Karnataka, even Ganpati is being put in jail", Modi said at the rally in the poll-bound state.“Appeasement is the biggest goal for Congress . Today the situation has become such that even Ganpati is being put behind bars in the Congress-ruled state of Karnataka,” PM Modi added. 

What exactly happened in Karnataka?

For the unversed, the controversy surrounding the Ganesh idol in Karnataka emerged after devotees organised a protest in Nagamangala taluk, alleging an attack on a Ganesh idol immersion procession by stone-pelters. The protest, led by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Ganesh Utsav Committee, was initially denied police permission.

During the protest, a three-star inspector was seen placing the Ganesh idol into a police van meant for detaining protesters, a move that quickly attracted attention. However, after facing flak, the police swiftly transferred the idol to a police jeep while arresting the protesters.

The police arrested 46 people after the violence. Prohibitory orders preventing the assembly of more than four people have been imposed in the area till September 14.