K'taka govt sends report on attacks to Centre: Home Minister

Bangalore, Sept 20 (UNI) BJP government in Karnataka has sent a detailed report on the action taken in connection with recent attacks on places of worship and violence in the state.

Speaking to reporters here Home Minister V S Acharya said the government in its report has given the details about the efforts made in establishing communal harmony.

The report, which comes in the wake of the Union government 'adivisng' stringent action against the culprits, deals with the future actions to be taken by the government putting a stop to the violence.

He said the government had already ordered a judicial inquiry into the attacks in several places and arrested Bhajarang Dal leader Mahendra Kumar.

The arrested had claimed the responsibility for the incidents.

Dr Acharya said that the issue is now 'closed' as the government had taken all necessary actions in preventing further attacks on minority communities in the state.

The government would send day-to-day reports to the Centre to keep it informed in the coming days, he said.

Law and Parliamentary Minister Suresh Kumar said that the government's one point agenda was now to save the image of the state by restoring the normalcy.

To a question on the centre's action in issuing a 'directive' to the state government, he charged that the Centre was diverting the attention of the people from its failure in controlling terrorist acts in the country.

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