Bommai says Hubballi rioters will be tried as per law

Amid demands from a section of right-wing organisations for ‘bulldozer’-kind of action to those involved in the Hubballi violence, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said those involved in the incident will be tried as per the existing laws.

Mr Bommai also hinted that the damage caused to the public and private properties may be recovered from the rioters. “When riots took place in Uttar Pradesh, certain action was taken according to the situation prevailing over there. We are reviewing the situation in Karnataka. We will go by our law,” Mr Bommai told reporters in Shivamogga.

He was replying to a query seeking clarification on the demand for a bulldozer-like punishment. In Uttar Pradesh as well as in Madhya Pradesh, the state governments have been using bulldozers to demolish the houses of alleged rioters.

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