Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah promises strict action if allegations of 'Pakistan-zindabad' slogans found true

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that if the investigation found the charge to be true, serious action would be taken against those who allegedly raised the 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan inside the 'Vidhana Soudha', which houses the state legislature and secretariat.

The opposition BJP has demanded the resignation of the Siddaramaiah government after the pro-Pakistan slogans were allegedly raised by the supporters of a winning candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections, creating a political furore in the state.

The BJP has alleged that when Congress workers were celebrating Syed Naseer Hussain's victory in the elections on Tuesday, some people shouted 'Pakistan zindabad' slogans. The saffron party has lodged a police complaint regarding the same, and staged protests in several parts of Karnataka, including Belagavi on Wednesday.

The Chief Minister has maintained that if the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report proves that the slogan raised in favour of is true, serious action will be taken.

Talking to reporter, Siddaramaiah said, "If the FSL (Forensic Science Laboratory) report proves that the slogan raised in favour of is true, serious action will be taken in this regard. There is no question of protecting those who raised slogans in favour of Pakistan. We have sent the voice report to the FSL. When the report comes, if it's true that somebody has made a slogan that ' zindabad' such a person will be punished seriously."

"If somebody has raised such a slogan, there is no question of sparing them. If it is true we will take strict action, serious action."

Opposition staged a protest from the well of the House in the Assembly, demanding the Congress government's resignation for its "inaction" in nabbing the