"The big question for B S Yeddyurappa is whether he will take this aspect into
consideration and toe the line of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who did
not include a single legislator with a criminal record into the ministry."
The 18 MLAs of BJP with a criminal record
Vicky Nanjappa
May 27, 2008 12:14 IST
http://www.rediff.com///news/2008/may/27kgovt1.htm
Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to form the government in Karnataka. During
its campaign it spoke at great lengths about wiping corruption, clean
governance, development and strict implementation of the law.
More: Battleground Karnataka
However, it would be interesting to note that the party has 18 legislators
with a criminal record who have every chance of becoming a minister once the
first independent BJP government in South India is sworn in.
The big question for B S Yeddyurappa is whether he will take this aspect into
consideration and toe the line of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who did
not include a single legislator with a criminal record into the ministry.
Here is a list of legislators -- who have been elected on a BJP ticket -- with
a criminal record.
Anand Singh, Vijayanagara: Attempt to murder, rioting, voluntarily causing
hurt by dangerous weapons or means, intentional insult with intent to provoke
breach of the peace, criminal intimidation, house-trespass.
Sriramulu, Bellary: Attempt to murder, dacoity, wrongful restraint, wrongful
confinement, unlawful assembly, rioting, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous
weapons or means.
Kudligi B Nagendra, Kudligi: Attempt to Murder, dacoity, wrongful
confinement, unlawful assembly, rioting, intentional insult with intent to
provoke breach of the peace, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or
means.
N S Nandieshareddy, K R Pura: Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public
servant from his duty, unlawful assembly, rioting, member of unlawful assembly.
Dr Bagali Sarvabhoum Satagouda, Indi: Cheating and dishonestly inducing
delivery of property, forgery for purpose of cheating, using as genuine a
forged document or electronic record, causing disappearance of evidence of
offence.
Chickpet Hemachandra Sagar D, Chickpet: Offences under the Wildlife
Protection and Karnataka Forest Act.
K S Eshvarappa, Shimoga: Unlawful assembly, rioting, voluntarily causing
hurt to deter public servant from his duty, assault or criminal force to deter
public servant from discharge of his duty.
Olekarneharuchannabasappa, Haveri: Unlawful assembly, rioting, wrongful
restraint, criminal intimidation, member of unlawful assembly.
K Raghupathy Bhat, Udupi: Unlawful assembly, rioting, member of unlawful
assembly.
Chandrashekhar Patil Revoor, Gulbarga Dakshin: Wrongful restraint,
voluntarily causing hurt, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of
the peace.
CT Ravi, Chikmagalur: Rioting, joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly
weapon, joining or continuing in unlawful assembly knowing it has been
commanded to disperse, Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of
religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts
prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
K G Bopaiah, Virajpet: Unlawful assembly; rioting; wrongful restraint.
Charantimath Viranna Chandrashekharayya, Bagalkot: Dacoity, unlawful
assembly, rioting, act endangering life or personal safety of others, assault
or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty,
attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other
imprisonment.
M P Renukacharyya, Honnali: Obstructing public servant in discharge of
public functions, assault or criminal force to deter public servant from
discharge of his duty, resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of
another person, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace,
criminal intimidation, wrongful restraint, voluntarily causing hurt.
Lalaji R Mendon, Kaup: Unlawful assembly, rioting, member of unlawful
assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object, assault
or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
Bhusanur Ramesh Balappa, Sindgi: Unlawful assembly, rioting, criminal
trespass, act endangering life or personal safety of others, voluntarily
causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty, assault or criminal force
to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, voluntarily causing hurt by
dangerous weapons or means, criminal intimidation.
Abhay Patil, Belgaum Dakshin: Non-attendance in obedience to an order from
public servant, rioting, joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it
has been commanded to disperse.
S A Ramadass, Krishnaraja: Two counts of Rioting, non-attendance in
obedience to an order from public servant, assault or criminal force with
intent to dishonour person.
(Statistics provided by Karnataka Election Watch)
With Regards
Abi
