Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and former minister Govind Karjol addressed pressmen in Hubballi on Saturday. | Photo credit: KIRAN BAKALE
Member of Parliament and former minister Govind Karjol said there was no need for the state government to promulgate a new law to punish those involved in “honour killing”. Instead, existing laws should be strengthened, he said.
He was speaking to presspersons after visiting the residence of Vivekananda Doddamani, who lost his wife Manya in an alleged ‘honour killing’ case at Inam Veerapur in Hubballi taluk of Dharwad district on Saturday. He was accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and others.
Mr. Karjol said that many strict laws have been introduced to prevent atrocities against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. “If a new law is made, it will be one in a hundred. It will not be very helpful. Instead, the state government should think and act to strengthen the existing laws,” he said.
He said it was the government’s responsibility to protect the public and that it should take steps to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy agreed with him and said it would be a waste of time to promulgate another bill.
Ending the incident as a disgrace to civil society, he said that though society has progressed, narrow-minded people indulge in such heinous acts. In the land of Buddha, Basava and Ambedkar, such incidents should not happen and the government should take strict action against those involved, he said.
BJP leaders Lingaraj Patil, Mahendra Kautal, Vijay Nadajoshi, Anup Bijwad and others were present.
Published – 03 Jan 2026 20:00 IST
