Don't ask me anything, says Eshwarappa; Ravi lashes out at Guv

July 24, 2011

Mangalore, July 24: “Please…please… please don't ask me anything. This is not proper time to speak anything,” This was the response of Karnataka BJP President K S Eshwarappa to the questions posed before him over the crisis that gripped the state politics, following the leakage of Lokayukta report on illegal mining.

Mr Eshwarappa, who visited the city on Sunday along with party's State General Secretary and Chikmaglur MLA C T Ravi, held four-hour-long meeting with leaders of district unit of the PJP to assess party's organisational preparedness here.

When media persons surrounded him after the meeting, Mr Eshwarappa refused to answer any questions, saying that he did not come here for a press briefing. “Please don't force me. Next time when I come; I will invite you for a press briefing,” he said.

However Mr Ravi lashed out at Governor H R Bharadwaj and warned him against “any further attempt destabilise the democratically elected government.”

“He has already tried a lot to destabilise the BJP government in the state, but in vain. I hope that he has learnt lesson from his past failures,” Mr Ravi said.

Dkshina Kannada is the 21st district that Eshwarappa is touring in Karnataka as part of organisational efforts. He later headed to Udupi after paying a visit to Sanghanikethan, the local RSS headquarters here.

Mangalore MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Deputy Speaker of Karnataka Legislative Assembly N Yogish Bhat and DK District in-charge Minister Krishna J Palemar were also present in the meeting.

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Supreme Court raps Karnataka HC judge over ‘Pakistan’ and ‘undergarment’ remarks

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September 20,2024

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today sought a report from the Karnataka High Court over controversial remarks made by Justice Vedavyasachar Srishananda during a recent court hearing.

Justice Srishananda, while addressing a landlord-tenant dispute, referred to a Muslim-majority area in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and made a misogynistic comment involving a woman lawyer.

A five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, along with Justices S Khanna, B R Gavai, S Kant, and H Roy, expressed the need for establishing clear guidelines for constitutional court judges regarding their remarks in court.

The Supreme Court bench said that when social media plays an active role in monitoring and amplifying courtroom proceedings, there is an urgency to ensure judicial commentary aligns with the decorum expected from courts of law.

"Our attention has been drawn to some comments made by Karnataka High Court judge Justice V Srishananda during the conduct of judicial proceedings. We have asked the AG and SG to assist us. We ask the registrar general of the High Court to submit a report to this court after seeking administrative directions from the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. This exercise may be carried out in 2 weeks," the top court directed.

Videos of Justice Srishanananda have gone viral on social media.

In one video, he refers to a Muslim-dominated locality in Bengaluru as "Pakistan" and on another video he was seen making objectionable comments against a woman lawyer. In the second incident, Justice Srishanananda can be heard telling the woman lawyer that she seemed to know a lot about the "opposition party", so much so that she might be able to reveal the colour of their undergarments.

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