Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah defends Cabinet decision to withdraw cases booked against rioters; BJP calls it appeasement politics

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah defended the withdrawal of criminal cases against minority community members involved in a violent protest at Old Hubballi police station in 2022. The Cabinet's decision came after a sub-committee review. Opposition leaders criticized the move as appeasement politics. The BJP protested the decision in Hubballi.