“Congress Minister Priyank Kharge attempts to downplay attacks by Muslim mobs under the garb of ‘Bhagwa love trap’ in Karnataka: Here is the reality”, Opindia, April 12, 2025:
“On Friday (11th April), Karnataka Congress Minister Priyank Kharge courted controversy after he attempted to downplay incidents of attacks on inter-faith couples by Muslim mobs in the name of ‘Bhagwa love trap.’
Commenting on the recent incident of harassment of an interfaith couple in a park in Bengaluru by a group of 5 men, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said that the state government would not tolerate any “moral policing” in the state.
Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh, which have BJP governments, Kharge said that Karnataka is a “progressive state”, unlike the three states. “This is not Bihar or Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh. Karnataka is a progressive state,” the Minister was quoted as saying…….”
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