His comments drew criticism from the former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah and progressive groups in the state.
Karnataka
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai speaks during felicitation of athletes
who participated in the Tokyo Olympics 2020, in Bengaluru. Photo: PTI
New Delhi: Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai
has stoked a controversy with his statements that appeared to justify
incidents of moral policing in the state.
According to the Indian Express,
the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief minister seemed to perceive
nothing wrong with right-wing vigilantes impinging on the privacy of
people to prevent inter-community relationships.
“This is a sensitive issue. We all have responsibilities in a
society. There are multiple sentiments in a society and people will need
to function in a manner that does not hurt sentiments. When sentiments
are hurt, there will normally be action and reaction,” Bommai said.
“Today, we cannot live without morality. Peace in society and
relationships are dependent on morality. When there is no morality there
will be action and reaction. There is a responsibility on everyone and
not just one section of society,” the Karnataka chief minister said.
His comments drew criticism from the former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah and progressive groups in the state.
“Is your loyalty towards our Constitution or towards Manu Smriti?”
Siddaramaiah asked in a series of social media posts addressed to the
Karnataka chief minister.
“Mr. @BSBommai, you have accepted your incapability to maintain law
& order by justifying moral policing by a few anti-social elements.
Please resign & save Karnataka!!” Siddaramaiah said on Twitter.
“Innocent women are being targeted in the name of moral policing. The
government is trying to protect anti-social elements instead of putting
them behind bars. Appeasing RSS may be necessary to save your position,
but you should not stoop this low.”
“Mr @BSBommai, do you have any plans to dissolve the police
department, and handover the law & order to RSS? Or are you planning
to establish Jungle Raj?” he asked on Twitter.
A group of 56 advocates, retired judges, including former Karnataka
high court judge H. Nagamohan Das, and social organisations issued a
statement condemning the chief minister’s remarks, the Indian Express
reported. “Your statement that social morality is to be protected is
not an innocent message. It sends out a dangerous message that as far as
you are concerned, it is okay to use violence to enforce what some
people see as morality,” the statement read.
“The people of the state
expected you to condemn these violent acts of moral policing”, but
“shockingly, you have instead spoken in a manner which may encourage
more such acts. This is hypocrisy of the highest order.”
“These acts of violence affect the dignity of the youth and instil
fear in them. It condemns minorities and Dalits to lead the life of
second-class citizens. It also conveys the message that women have no
right in choosing their partners. It is an attack on all women, in fact.
It also fills the minds of many youth among the majority community with
hate,” the statement said.
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