Speaking to the media, Bommai described Karnataka as a "jungle state" and said the party had requested the governor to bring the situation in the state to the attention of the Centre. "Assassins have no fear. Even the police officers who tried to stop criminal activities were murdered," he said.
In a statement, VHP general secretary Milind Parande strongly condemned the gruesome murder of the Jain monk and said the incident has shocked the entire spiritual and religious fraternity.
VHP blamed the "anti-Hindu" policies of the Congress government in Karnataka for the murder of a Jain monk, demanding capital punishment for the accused. | Bengaluru News
The Jain monk, Acharya Sri Kamakumara Nandi Maharaj, was cut into pieces and his body was dumped in a defunct borewell in village Hirekodi of Chikkodi Taluk., India News, Times Now
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday condemned the gruesome murder of a Digambar Jain monk in Karnataka and alleged that the incident had occurred due to the anti-Hindu policies of the Congress government in the state.