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Dharmasthala: BJP politicising the case, says DK Shivakumar

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Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday accused the BJP of "playing politics" over the Dharmasthala "multiple murders and burials" case, PTI reported.

He was responding to the BJP's "Dharmasthala Chalo" rally, in which party members travelled in several vehicles to the temple town protesting against what they call a “smear campaign” against Hindu temples and traditions.

"BJP did not speak anything initially, now all of them are speaking. They should have spoken at the beginning. Now those in the BJP are engaging in politics, nothing else. They are going there (Dharmasthala) for the sake of politics," The Deputy CM said in response to a question.

Speaking to reporters here, he said the BJP thinks Hindutva is its property. "But, it belongs to no one. It is each individual's devotion, feeling and faith." "...Why didn't they speak when the complaint was lodged -- and say it is wrong?" he asked.

The SIT formed by the state government is probing charges of multiple murders, rapes, and burials across different places in Dharmasthala, over the past two decades The complainant-witness, a former sanitation worker whose identity has been withheld, has claimed that he worked in Dharmasthala between 1995 and 2014, and that he was forced to bury a number of bodies, including those of women and minors.

He had alleged that some of the bodies showed signs of sexual assault. He has also given a statement before a magistrate in this regard.

As part of the probe, the SIT has carried out exhumations at multiple locations identified by the complainant in the forest areas along the banks of the Netravathi River in Dharmasthala, where some skeletal remains have been found at two sites so far.

The Deputy CM said the Congress doesn't want to politicise the issue and wants to protect Dharmasthala's honour.

According to the Congress, whoever is guilty should be punished.

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