H D Kumaraswamy.
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New Delhi: Alleging that violence in Nagamangala town was a proof of failure of law and order in the state, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday said the Congress-ruled government will pay the price if they arrested innocent people.
“I am receiving news that the police have started arresting innocents instead of the people involved in creating trouble. If the police arrest innocent people, the Congress will face the consequences in coming days,” he told reporters here.
"The violence was a result of the appeasement politics by the Congress. Bad days are not far for the Congress if it does not stop appeasement of a particular community for political gains," he said.
"A group of people deliberately targeted a peaceful procession with petrol filled bottles and swords. Where is police intelligence ?. Whey sufficient policemen have not been deployed on the route ?. This shows the law and order situation in the state has totally collapsed, Kumaraswamy, who is also Lok Sabha member from Mandya," he added.
Kumaraswamy,who rushed to Bengaluru, said he will visit the violence hit area and will hear the problems from the public.
"When the thugs of that community oppress those who were protesting peacefully asking for protection in front of the police station, it makes us doubt where we are. The failure of local police is also evident here," the JD(S) leader alleged.
"Ever since the Congress government came to power in the state, violence increased," he said.