Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, May 27: The Karnataka state government has decided to file a defamation case against the opposition party BJP, accusing it of spreading false information, distortions, and baseless allegations against the government through visual and print media.

On May 20, as the Congress-led state government completed two years in office, the BJP launched a media campaign under the title ‘Chargesheet on Two Years of Failures of the State Government’, accusing the government of failing in all sectors.

The state government has termed the BJP's allegations as a false propaganda campaign and has decided to file a defamation suit against the party in the 42nd additional chief metropolitan magistrate court in Bengaluru.

To coordinate with various departments and provide necessary information to government prosecutors, Kumta Prakash, deputy secretary (home - law and order), has been appointed. Additionally, government advocates B S Patil from the 67th city civil and sessions court and Shailaja Nayak from the 61st city civil and sessions court in Bengaluru have been assigned to handle the case.

According to a notification issued by Kumta Prakash, the secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) has been authorized to file a complaint on behalf of the government.

Reacting to the government's move, BJP state president B Y Vijayendra condemned the decision and expressed dissatisfaction. “The BJP is not afraid of this. If you (the government) think you can control the BJP, which will not happen. It appears a second chapter of emergency has begun in Karnataka. Democracy has the power to resist it. The people have that power, and therefore, the opposition and media too have that power,” he said.