Man complains against BJP workers for graffiti on his house walls

Following the allegations, the city police contacted Arun and obtained the necessary details from him regarding the matter

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: Ahead of the state Assembly polls, activists of political parties have started campaigning in different ways. However, some have even gone a step ahead by painting the walls of public buildings with symbols belonging to their political parties in the city.

A resident of Padmanabha Nagar in Bengaluru filed a complaint with the jurisdictional police alleging that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers had painted graffiti on the compound wall of his house. Arun Virupaksha, a resident of Kumaraswamy Layout Phase 1, claimed that he had to repaint his compound wall with his own money after BJP activists painted graffiti on it.

He expressed his outrage on Twitter and questioned whether it was right to paint graffiti on someone else’s property without seeking their permission. The tweet went viral and even netizens expressed outrage over it. Following the allegations, the city police contacted Arun and obtained the necessary details from him regarding the matter.

Later, the police assured of taking necessary action against those responsible for the act. Following Aurn's tweets, several other netizens claimed to have noticed similar incidents in other parts of the city. Earlier, MP Tejasvi Surya painted a stencil on the walls in Surya Nagar causing a huge controversy.

Following this, there was huge talk about whether political parties can use government properties for their propaganda, and some citizens had even filed complaints about it with the BBMP commissioner. Now, a fresh incident of painting graffiti by BJP activists has again sparked controversy, taking note that the incident has taken place in the constituency of Revenue Minister R Ashoka here.