BJP Vs INC | “She Works At Night For Govt, Day For CM”: Karnataka HC Grants Interim Relief To MLC Ravikumar Over Remark On Chief Secretary -

Karnataka Excessive Court docket At this time (July 4) stopped police from arresting BJP MLC SN Ravikumar in a case the place he allegedly made insulting remarks about Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.

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BJP vs INC | “She Works At Night For Govt, Day For CM”: Karnataka HC Grants Interim Relief To MLC Ravikumar Over Remark On Chief Secretary

BENGALURU: The Karnataka Excessive Court docket gave interim reduction to BJP chief and MLC SN Ravikumar in a case the place he’s accused of creating disrespectful and vulgar feedback about Karnataka Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.

The court docket stated that police mustn’t arrest or take any strict steps in opposition to Ravikumar till July 8, when his petition to cancel the case can be heard.

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Nevertheless, the court docket additionally clearly stated that Ravikumar should absolutely help and cooperate with the police investigation throughout this time.

The case in opposition to SN Ravikumar began after he reportedly made some offensive feedback about Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh throughout a protest held close to the Vidhan Soudha.

In line with studies, Ravikumar stated,

“The Chief Secretary works at evening for the State authorities and all day for the Chief Minister.”

This assertion led to sturdy reactions and criticism from many individuals, together with members of the Karnataka IAS Officers’ Affiliation.

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Later, Ravikumar gave a public rationalization, saying that he by no means meant something vulgar. He claimed he solely wished to say that the Chief Secretary is so busy with work that it turns into laborious for anybody to fulfill her. He stated his phrases had been taken out of context.

Senior Advocate Aruna Shyam, who appeared in court docket on behalf of Ravikumar, instructed the choose that the prison case in opposition to his consumer was clearly politically motivated. He stated the present ruling occasion was attempting to twist Ravikumar’s phrases to make the difficulty larger than it truly is.

Shyam strongly argued that the matter was being blown out of proportion for political causes and stated,

“Now they’re making hue and cry, making it a political concern.”

Ravikumar’s official petition, filed by Advocate Suyog Herele from Aruna Shyam Associates, additionally accused the ruling occasion of utilizing this case to wreck Ravikumar’s picture.

The petition stated,

“That is nothing however a politically motivated transfer with the intention to humiliate and tarnish the picture of the petitioner within the society. The stated incident happened on 30-06-2025 and a Grievance was made 2 days later by the Basic Secretary of the KPCC to the Respondent police in addition to the Hon’ble speaker of the Legislative Council … Later as an afterthought the Respondent No.2 complainant has been setup by the political occasion in energy and the impugned FIR in Crime No.66/2025 got here to be registered … Respondent no.2 (complainant) is neither a sufferer nor an aggrieved individual; solely to please their political masters, this grievance has been lodged by projecting (Ravikumar’s remark) in a distinct context altogether.”

Nevertheless, the federal government strongly opposed this plea. Particular Public Prosecutor (SPP) BA Belliyappa instructed the court docket that stopping the investigation would damage the police power and encourage such remarks.

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He identified that Ravikumar had made such statements previously too and stated:

“The complete woman IAS officers are up in arms.. He has a behavior of creating such statements… He utters these phrases below the statue of Gandhi. It was Gandhi’s dream that girls can stroll freely within the evening (with out concern) … Concurrently he has moved anticipatory bail, he can’t be protected right here … Morale of police will come down (if such instances are stayed) … If want arises, he must be arrested … He has carried out this in Kalburgi, saying IAS officer is from Pakistan.. he has a behavior.”

Regardless of the opposition, the Excessive Court docket determined to offer momentary safety to Ravikumar and stopped the police from taking any strict motion till the following listening to.

The case will now come up once more for listening to on Tuesday, July 8.