Congress has to answer who were behind M'luru violence: Kateel

Bengaluru: BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Tuesday, December 24 said the footages released by police were a “stark reminder of violent protests in Kashmir as youth in large number hit the street and started throwing stones at the police”.

“It was only when the things went out of hand police opened fire,” Kateel told reporters after inaugurating a day-long workshop on the CAA at the Karnataka BJP headquarters here.

Noting that the truth has now come out, he said the entire violence was pre-meditated and blamed Congress for instigating violence.

Kateel also suspected that agitators from outside Karnataka took part in the violence and arson.

“Congress has to answer who were behind the violence and who threw stones at police. Can they be innocent?” Kateel asked.