The Opposition BJP approached the Karnataka Governor and staged protests in different parts of the state even as the ruling Congress government accused the party of supporting a "criminal suspect".
Citing the Lokayukta arrest of BS Yediyurappa during BJP rule, the chief minister asks if Srikanth Poojari is ‘any greater Hindu or devotee of Rama than Yediyurappa’.
Srikanth Poojary, declared absconder, arrested for arson in Hubbali a day before Babri Masjid demolition on December 6, 1992; BJP announces statewide protests against move on Jan 3