Bharatiya Janata Party MP Tejasvi Surya on Sunday claimed that Bengaluru has become an epicentre of terror activities and said he has requested Union Home Minister Amit Shah to set up a permanent division of the National Investigation Agency in the city, PTI reported.
His comments came a day after he was made the president of the BJP’s Yuva Morcha or youth wing after a rejig of the posts. Surya told reporters that many terror modules have been busted in Bengaluru.
Opposition leaders criticised Surya’s comments and social media users pointed out that Karnataka is ruled by the saffron party, NDTV reported. “The BJP should sack him,” Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar said. “He is killing Bengaluru. It is a shame for the BJP”.
However, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa supported the MP and said he has also been requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi to set up a…