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Karnataka minister Zameer Ahmed Khan sparked outrage on Monday after he used racist remarks against Union minister HD Kumaraswamy. The comment drew sharp rebuttals from the BJP and JD(S) – with some insisting that the Congress was ‘against the people of South India and the OBCs’. Both parties have demanded the state government to dismiss Khan from the cabinet.
‘This is Congress’ shop of hatredWhere there is only material to create division… First divide people on the basis of caste and now on racism and skin colour. This has become the DNA of Congress. The remarks made against HD Kumaraswamy are against the people of South India and OBCs. Rahul Gandhi, if this is not on your mind then when will you expel Zameer Ahmed from the party?” BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala got angry.
“The Nation strongly condemns the derogatory and racist remarks against HD Kumaraswamy by Zameer Ahmed. This type of hateful language is a symbol of the new degradation in political discourse and has no place in a civilized society. We demand accountability from leaders who choose divisive attacks instead of constructive dialogue,” the Kumaraswamy-led JD(S) party said.
The JD(S) also urged state Home Minister G Parameshwara and the Ramanagara district police to take “appropriate legal action” against the politician for “racial abuse, racism and trying to disturb peace in the society”.
However, Khan insisted that he never intended to hurt Kumaraswamy. He also described the Union Minister’s father and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda as his ‘political guru’.
(with inputs from agencies)
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