Bengaluru, Mar 3: Home Minister G Parameshwara has said that BJP leader and Uttara Kannada MP Anant Kumar Hegde's inflammatory remarks are against the fundamentals of the Constitution.
The Sirsi police have registered a criminal case against Mr. Hegde for allegedly saying, “As long as Islam is there in this world, terrorism will be there. Until and unless we root out Islam from this world, terrorism cannot be eradicated.”
When asked if the State government would initiate legal action against Mr. Hegde, Mr. Parameshwara said, “The law will take its own course.”
The Uttar Kannada police have intensified the investigation into the case against Mr. Hegde. Superintendent of Police of Uttara Kannada district C. Vamsi Krishna told The Hindu that the police had begun collecting evidences. He, however, declined to give details.
Meanwhile, Bhatkal town returned to normalcy on Wednesday. For the last couple of days, tension prevailed as the Muslim community condemned Mr. Hegde's alleged remarks and demanded action against him.
Mr. Krishna said no protests or processions were held in the town, even as some organisations have submitted memoranda expressing their concern over this issue.
However, additional security arrangements were still in place to avoid untoward incidents, Mr. Krishna said. Members of the Popular Front of India submitted a memorandum, addressed to Governor Vajubhai R. Vala, to the Assistant Commissioner's office in Bhatkal. The members sought immediate arrest of Mr. Hegde for trying to spread hatred against Islam. As a Member of Parliament, Mr. Hegde was duty bound to treat all communities equally. His remarks have, once again, exposed the BJP's stand on Muslims, they said.
The PFI has said that it would organise an intensified struggle in the district if the government failed to initiate strict action against Mr. Hegdewithin 15 days
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