Karnataka news wrap: Minister Priyank Kharge criticises BJP for Nagpur violence

Tuesday, 18 March: A wrap of news and developments in Karnataka— Minister Priyank Kharge criticised the BJP for focusing on Aurangzeb's tomb amid rising violence.

Published Mar 19, 2025 | 1:12 PMUpdated Mar 19, 2025 | 1:12 PM

Minister Priyank Kharge

Synopsis: In Wednesday’s news wrap of Karnataka— Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticised the BJP for focusing on Aurangzeb’s tomb amid rising violence, saying it distracts from global progress and fuels unnecessary unrest instead of promoting development.

Priyank Kharge on Nagpur violence

Amid the rising violence over Aurangzeb’s tomb in Nagpur and a curfew, Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge criticising the BJP said, “While the entire world is talking about Artificial Intelligence and various experiments are taking place around Free Trade Policy, BJP is wasting time around digging the issue around Aurangzeb’s graveyard in Nagpur.”

“This will lead to the unnecessary creation of violence and peace in society. The world is progressing towards development but BJP is involved in causing trouble by digging into such issues,” he added.

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