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BJP has been coming out all guns blazing at TMC government of Mamata Banerjee and expressed outrage over Sandeshkhali and Shajahan Sheikh’s alleged sexual assault’s on women now faces a major embarrassment.
According to ANI report, Karnataka’s former Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader B S Yediyurappa faces a first information report (FIR) under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO).
The FIR has been filed against the former CM for allegedly assaulting a minor girl. As per the FIR the alleged offence took place on February 2 in Bengaluru and the FIR was filed by a police station in Bengaluru.
Based on the complaint filed by the victim, the police registered a case under POCSO and 354 (A) against Yediyurappa. The FIR alleges that the victim was sexually harassed when she went to seek help on February 2.
The victim had sought help in a case related to another alleged sexual assault on her. The FIR claims that the senior BJP leader allegedly sexually assaulted the victim after dragging her inside a room.
When the victim ran out of the room, she complained to her mother about the alleged assault. Based on the mother’s complaint, the senior BJP leader was booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and 354 (A) of the Indian Penal Code.
The victim alleged in the FIR that she was allegedly sexually harassed when she went to seek help related to an incident in which she was raped by others.
Meanwhile in his first reaction BSY quoted by ANI said, “A few days ago a woman came to my house. She was crying saying that there was some problem. I asked her what was the matter and I personally called the police commissioner about the matter and told him to help her. Later, the woman started talking against me. I have brought this matter to the attention of the police commissioner. Yesterday police filed a complaint against me. Let’s see what happens next, I can’t say that there is a political motive behind this.”
Reacting to BSY case, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose wrote on X
Shocker. The total hollowness of @BJP4India’s “Nari Shakti” slogan exposed yet again. A TOP @BJP4India leader& stalwart, none other than former Karnataka chief minister @BSYBJP booked under POSCO or Child Sexual Abuse Act. https://t.co/kgGrog28EH
— Sagarika Ghose (@sagarikaghose) March 15, 2024
