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Bengaluru, DHNS: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday defended Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait who has come under attack from the Opposition parties for reportedly watching sleazy pictures on mobile phone during Tipu Jayanti in Raichur November 10.
“Prima facie it appears that he (Sait) has not committed any mistake. The minister has explained to me that he was going through updates on Tipu Jayanti celebrations held in Mysuru, Kodagu and other districts,” Siddaramaiah told reporters after participating in Jawaharlal Nehru birth anniversary celebrations at the Vidhana Soudha here.
He said that he has directed the cyber crime wing of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to look into the charges against Sait. Appropriate action will be taken based on the CID report, he added.
Opposition parties, the BJP and the JD(S), have been demanding that the chief minister should immediately drop Sait from the Cabinet.
Asked whether he has submitted a report to the Congress high command on the issue, Siddaramaiah said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G
Parameshwara has apprised the high command of the matter.
State Congress leaders were in for embarrassment when one of the party workers openly condemned Sait for reportedly watching sleazy pictures and demanded action against him.
Congress worker Manjula Nagaraj said that the party was once led by great leaders such as Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi.
The Congress should take action against Sait without any delay, she said at the top of her voice when the party leaders had gathered to celebrate the birth anniversary of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at the KPCC office.
Parameshwara immediately said that appropriate action will be taken by the party.
Crop loss relief
Siddaramaiah said that he would write another letter to the Centre seeking its immediate intervention to provide relief to the state farmers who have suffered heavy crop damages due to both drought and flood conditions.
As many as 139 taluks are reeling under drought, and the state has already submitted memorandums to the Centre.
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