HD Kumaraswamy demands formation of House Committee to probe violence during anti-CAA protest in Mangaluru

Bengaluru: Demanding the setting up of a House Committee to probe the Mangaluru violence, former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Friday released multiple videos of the clashes that broke out during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest that claimed two lives on 19 December.

The Janata Dal (Secular) leader further demanded suspension of Police Commissioner PS Harsha and insisted that House Committee consisting of members of all the parties should be formed to probe the Mangaluru violence and said that magisterial inquiry ordered by the state government cannot be trusted.

“Constitute a House committee and produce the fact. The main culprit is the commissioner of Mangaluru, remove the officer as he is the main culprit. I am going to take this issue on the floor of the House.” Kumaraswamy said during a press conference here.

Two people were killed in Mangaluru in the alleged police firing after protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act turned violent.

The Act grants Indian citizenship to refugees from Hindu, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi communities fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who entered India on or before 31, 2014.