Cong-JDS imposing "emergency like situation" in Karnataka: BJP

Accusing the Karnataka government of imposing an "emergency" like situation in the state,the opposition BJP has asked it to focus on governance, insteadof randomly arresting people in the name of some "ridiculed strange act".

"Dear Karnataka government, random arrest of people in the name of some ridiculed strange act, won't help you.

Pleasefocus on governance. And do the needful. #EmergencyInKarnataka" Karnataka BJP said in a tweet.

The BJP's attack on the government isseen as a reaction to the arrest of a journalist of a web portal andanother person here for allegedly circulatingfake news and a morphed photo of Chief Minister H DKumaraswamy and a Kannada actress.

A Gangadhar, owner of UKSuddi.in and Ajith Shetty Heranje, a BJP sympathiser, were arrested Thursday, a police officer at the High Grounds police station said.

State BJP General Secretaries Arvind Limbavali and C T Ravi have hit out at the Congress-JD(S) coalition government fortheir action on "nationalists" in the last few days, while those "abusing" Hindus are roaming free.

"In the last 1 week Cong-JDS coalition in Karnataka has arrested 5 nationalist youths for raising their voice against corrupt & divisive administration of @hd_kumaraswamy The pseudo secular parties have imposed #EmergencyInKarnataka by curbing the freedom of expression of citizens," Limbavali tweeted.

Ravi in his tweet said, "CONgress - JD (S)Government has brutally murdered Democracy by arresting Nationalists on flimsy reasons.

People who attempted to divideHinduism and Vested Interests who abuse Hindus on a dailybasis are roaming free mocking at the Law. #EmergencyInKarnataka."