Bangalore: The Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on December 9
squarely blamed the S M Krishna government for the tragic end to the Nagappa kidnap
episode and demanded the resignation of the Congress ministry.
"It's the failure of the S M Krishna government. After the release of Raj Kumar two
years ago, if the government had taken minimum risk, Veerappan would have been
finished then. This situation might not have arisen," the party's state unit
president Basavaraj Patil Sedam said.
Sedam said the state government must take up the "whole responsibility" for the
tragedy, "pay the price" and quit "if some morality is left in it".
He alleged that in the first 80 days of the hostage drama, the government did not
make any sincere efforts to end the episode, adding, it did not bother to talk to
Tamil Nadu government for a co-ordinated action.
Sedam said it's now imperative that all parties come together and work towards
ending the Veerappan menace once and for all, with Central intervention.
PTI
