BJP-ruled Karnataka govt. lost control over law and order: Renuka Chowdhury

New Delhi, Feb.7, (ANI): Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhury on Saturday said that there was a complete breakdown of law and order in Karnataka and the state government has lost control over the situation.

The Minister came down heavily on the state government in the wake of the Mangalore incidents; "There is a complete breakdown of law and order in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled state and the state government has lost control over the situation."

The daughter of a Kerala MLA and her male friend were kidnapped and beaten up allegedly by Bajrang Dal activists on Friday evening.

Addressing the media, Chowdhury said, "there is a clean communal divide where a Hindu girl is prevented from talking to a Muslim boy."

The Minister stated the situation as a national security problem and said the Central government will intervene if state government fail to take any action. (ANI)