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Jarkiholi Supporters Protest ED Searches Across Karnataka
Supporters of Karnataka Minister Satish Jarkiholi protested after the Enforcement Directorate searched places connected to him.
The protests happened in Bengaluru and Gokak.
In Bengaluru, hundreds gathered at Freedom Park with posters supporting the minister.
In Gokak, people formed a human chain.
The protesters said the searches were politically motivated.
Minister K.H. Muniyappa also criticized the Enforcement Directorate.
He said Jarkiholi would explain the cash found and answer the allegations through legal channels.
Opposition leaders questioned the minister over the searches.
The searches have increased tensions between the Congress and the BJP in Karnataka.
Supporters of Karnataka Minister Satish Jarkiholi protested in Bengaluru and Gokak against Enforcement Directorate searches.
Hundreds gathered at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, carrying messages of support and alleging a conspiracy against Jarkiholi.
Protesters accused the Enforcement Directorate and the Centre of politically motivated action.
In Gokak, supporters formed a human chain at Basava Circle, opposing the searches.
Minister K.H. Muniyappa called the raids an attack on democracy, while the Opposition questioned Jarkiholi over the agency’s action.
- Who
- Supporters of Karnataka Public Works Department Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Minister K.H. Muniyappa, KPCC President B.K. Hariprasad, the Enforcement Directorate, the Congress and the BJP.
- What
- Supporters protested against Enforcement Directorate searches at premises linked to Satish Jarkiholi.
- Where
- Freedom Park in Bengaluru and Basava Circle in Gokak, Karnataka.
- When
- Friday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- Supporters and Congress leaders alleged that the searches were politically motivated, while the Opposition questioned Jarkiholi over the agency’s action.
Congress and Jarkiholi Supporters
Enforcement Action and Opposition Questions
Political motivation
Congress and Jarkiholi Supporters
Supporters and Congress leaders alleged that the Enforcement Directorate searches were politically motivated and that the agency was being used against people who refused to join the BJP.
Enforcement Action and Opposition Questions
The Opposition questioned Satish Jarkiholi over the Enforcement Directorate’s action; the article does not provide a detailed response from the agency or the BJP.
Handling of the allegations
Congress and Jarkiholi Supporters
K.H. Muniyappa said Jarkiholi would provide accounts for the cash found and respond to the allegations through legal channels.
Enforcement Action and Opposition Questions
The searches were conducted as part of the Enforcement Directorate’s investigation at multiple locations linked to Jarkiholi.
Key facts
- Main subject
- Satish Jarkiholi, Karnataka’s Public Works Department Minister
- Investigating agency
- Enforcement Directorate
- Protest locations
- Freedom Park in Bengaluru and Basava Circle in Gokak
- Bengaluru turnout
- Hundreds of supporters gathered at Freedom Park
- Congress allegation
- Congress leaders alleged political vendetta and politically motivated raids
- Muniyappa’s position
- K.H. Muniyappa called the raids equivalent to the murder of democracy
- Jarkiholi’s response
- Muniyappa said Jarkiholi would provide accounts for the cash found and clarify the allegations through legal channels
Quotes
K.H. Muniyappa
Karnataka minister who criticized the Enforcement Directorate searches
“If they want to conduct raids in a justifiable manner, let them do so. If there are any issues or clarifications required, they should act according to the law. But conducting raids in an unjustifiable manner across the country is politics. This is criminal and condemnable”
thehansindia.com
“Satish Jarkiholi will give accounts for the cash found and provide clarifications to the allegations”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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