'Those who kill humans become PMs, CMs': Karnataka Congress chief BK Hariprasad's remarks sparks row

MYSURU: Karnataka Congress president BK Hariprasad on Monday sparked a political row with remarks widely seen as an indirect attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that in today's India, "those who kill cattle go to jail, while those who kill humans become Prime Ministers and chief ministers."Hariprasad made the comments while addressing Congress workers at the party's 'Congress with You: Towards Protecting Your Vote' programme in Mysuru, organised to raise awareness about the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Referring to the ideological divide between Mahatma Gandhi and Nathuram Godse, Hariprasad said the country was at a point where people had to choose between Gandhian politics and the politics of Godse.

"We are now at a juncture where we have to decide whether we adopt Mahatma Gandhi's politics or that of Godse, who assassinated him. Today, the situation is such that those who kill cattle go to jail, whereas those who kill humans become Prime Ministers and chief ministers in this country. A true Congressman should not allow this to happen," he said, as reported by news agency ANI.The Congress leader also launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the RSS, alleging that they did not believe in the Constitution or secularism and were using the voter list revision exercise for political gain.

"The BJP and the RSS do not believe in the Constitution. They have no respect for the Tricolour. For their own advantage, they are carrying out this Special Intensive Revision to delete the names of people they do not want on the electoral rolls," Hariprasad alleged.He urged Congress workers to remain vigilant during the voter verification exercise, asking them to ensure that enumeration forms are filled accurately and submitted without omissions as the door-to-door revision process gets underway.(With ANI inputs)