'The Karnataka Police on Saturday arrested three Kashmiri students studying at the KLE Institute of Technology in Hubballi under charges of sedition. The arrests came after the Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, staged protests inside the college calling the three students ‘anti-nationals’ for raising slogans purportedly in favour of Pakistan in a video. On Saturday morning, a student of the college, also a member of Bajrang Dal, received a video on WhatsApp of the three Kashmiri students and alleged that the three students had hailed Pakistan in the video.
'Migrant workers were once again targeted in Bangalore when a group of 50 armed men came in with JCB machines, allegedly attacked residents and demolished 30 dwellings at Munnekolala near Marathahalli on Thursday, reported The Hindu. When the residents tried to question the men, they were allegedly kicked. Three people, including a woman and her six-month old son, sustained injuries and were admitted to Bowring hospital. It was reported that people, including several women and the caretaker of the property were also assaulted when they tried to stop the demolition...'
'Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s decision to appoint Anand Singh as the Forest minister on Tuesday has raised “conflict of interest” questions, especially since he has over a dozen cases pending against him, including serious offenses under the Karnataka Forest Act. According to his election affidavit that he filed for his December 2019 byelection, the Vijayanagar MLA has shown 15 cases pending against him. These are offences under the Indian Penal Code and the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act to be read with violations of the Karnataka Forest Act...'
'A women’s vigil inspired by the Shaheen Bagh protest in Delhi is underway for the past three days in the tech city of Bangalore against the Centre’s new citizenship matrix. Located near the famous Bilal mosque on the busy Tannery Road in east Bangalore, the venue has been carved out by blocking one of the many crossroads. The protesters have called the vigil Bilal Bagh, a nod to Shaheen Bagh. The sit-in, which began on Saturday, has already become a go-to place for all those who believe that the citizenship regime must be overthrown...'
'The mother of the 11-year-old student and the head-teacher of a Bidar school, arrested over a school play, will remain in prison till February 14, which is when the district court will pronounce the order on their bail plea. The two women were arrested on January 30 over charges of sedition after a school play voiced dissent against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) last month.
'As Delhi went to polls on Saturday, where it recorded a turnout of over 60 per cent, BJP Karnataka shared a video of Muslim women voters standing in a polling booth to cast their franchise. The Karnataka BJP captioned the video with a tinge of sarcasm, saying, “Kaagaz Nahi Dikhayenge Hum” — a slogan that emerged and gained popularity during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. “Kaagaz” has come to denote documents that establish identity. “Keep the documents safe, you will need to show them again during NPR exercise,” the tweet read...'
'The Bidar police on Tuesday questioned minor students of the Shaheen Primary School for the fifth time in connection with the sedition case registered against the school’s management and one parent. The sedition case was slapped after students staged a play, which was against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) on January 21. On January 26, the sedition case was registered. Ever since the police have questioned the children multiple times.
'Three times in the six days, the Karnataka police has questioned children studying at the Shaheen Urdu Medium Primary School in Bidar. On Thursday, a student’s mother and the school’s head teacher were arrested on sedition charges for a play that the police said criticised the Citizenship Amendment Act. The mother and the teacher were allegedly involved in the creation of the play, while the school management has been booked for allowing the play to be staged in its premises...
'Former Union minister and BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde is once again in news -- for wrong reasons -- and this time for attacking Mahatma Gandhi, calling the freedom struggle led by him a "drama". He also asked how "such people" could come to be called 'Mahatma' in India. While addressing a public event in Bengaluru on Saturday, the Lok Sabha MP from Uttara Kannada said the entire freedom movement was "staged with the consent and support of the British". "None of these so-called leaders were beaten up by the cops even once. Their independence movement was one big drama.
'The Karnataka police on Monday told the High Court of Karnataka that Swamy Nithyananda, who has absconded from India, was on a "spiritual tour". This was in response to the direction passed by the Court on January 31 to serve notice on Nithyananda in a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to him in a rape case of 2010. Deputy Superintendent of Police, Balraj B, who is the investigating officer in the case, filed a report before the court stating that the notice issued on Friday was served on Kumari Archanananda, an aide of absconding accused.
