Three members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly blackening the signboard of a flyover named after Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar at Yelahanka in Bengaluru, police said. According to the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), North East Division, Bengaluru, the accused allegedly blackened Sarvarkar’s name on the board, put up a banner bearing the name ‘Bhagat Singh flyover,’ and also raised slogans, holding up Bhagat Singh’s pictures.
Following the incident, Yelahanka BJP MLA SR Vishwanath visited the spot with BJP supporters and demanded the arrest of those who painted black. The incident sparked reactions from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which accused the Congress party in Karnataka of exhibiting a tool kit agenda as part of their policy for dividing and ruling the Kannadigas.
The Karnataka police has registered a case against the accused on the matter. Further details on the matter are awaited.
