Kya Hua Tha?
Kalaburagi, Karnataka mein ek bada controversy khada ho gaya jab BJP ke MLC aur Chief Whip of the Opposition, N. Ravikumar ne ek protest rally ke dauraan Kalaburagi ke District Collector (DC) Fauzia Tarannum par ek controversial remark kiya. Yeh baat May 24, 2025 ki hai jab Ravikumar ne kaha, “Pata nahi Kalaburagi ka DC Pakistan se aaya hai ya yahan ka IAS officer hai.” Yeh statement sunkar logon mein gussa bhadak gaya, aur political parties, social media users, aur civil society ne iski kadi ninda ki. Yeh remark communal aur inappropriate mana gaya, kyunki Fauzia Tarannum ek respected IAS officer hain.
Controversy Ka Background
Yeh sab tab shuru hua jab Kalaburagi ke Chittapur mein ek incident hua jismein Congress workers ne allegedly Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanswamy ke guest house ko gher liya tha on May 21, 2025. Iske jawab mein BJP ne ‘Kalaburagi Chalo’ protest rally nikali, jismein unhone Congress-led state government par nishana saadha. Rally ke dauraan, Ravikumar ne DC Fauzia Tarannum par ilzaam lagaya ki district administration Congress ke influence mein kaam kar raha hai. Unka yeh “Pakistan” wala comment bilkul galat tarike se liya gaya, aur isne political aur social tension ko aur badha diya.
Political Reactions
Congress leaders ne turant is remark ki ninda ki aur kaha ki yeh na sirf DC ka apmaan hai balki ek responsible position par baithe officer ki dignity ko bhi thes pahunchata hai. Karnataka ke Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ne kaha ki aise statements BJP ke divisive politics ko dikhate hain. Congress ke doosre leaders ne bhi Ravikumar se apology maangne ko kaha. Dusri taraf, BJP ke kuch leaders ne Ravikumar ka side liya, yeh kehte hue ki unka remark sirf administration ke functioning par ek comment tha, na ki koi personal attack. Lekin social media par X posts se pata chala ki majority users ne is remark ko “shameful” aur “communal” kaha, aur BJP ko iske liye criticize kiya.
Social Media Par Hungama
X par yeh issue trend karne laga, jahan users ne #KalaburagiDC aur #BJPControversy jaise hashtags ke saath apne reactions share kiye. Ek user ne likha, “Ek IAS officer jo apna kaam imandari se kar rahi hai, uspar aisa taunt maarna sharmnaak hai.” Ek aur post mein kaha gaya, “BJP ko apne leaders ko control karna chahiye, yeh desh ke unity ke liye khatarnak hai.” Kai logon ne Fauzia Tarannum ke professional record ki tareef ki, jo ek capable aur impartial officer ke roop mein jani jati hain. Social media par yeh bhi demand uthi ki Ravikumar ke khilaaf action liya jaye.
DC Fauzia Tarannum Ka Response
Ab tak, Fauzia Tarannum ne is controversy par koi official statement nahi diya hai, lekin sources ke mutabik unhone apna kaam continue rakha hai without getting distracted. Unka track record batata hai ki woh ek efficient administrator hain, aur unhone Kalaburagi mein kai development projects ko successfully handle kiya hai. Logon ka kehna hai ki unka silence unki dignity aur professionalism ko dikhata hai.
Kya Hoga Aage?
Yeh controversy abhi thami nahi hai. Congress ne maang ki hai ki Ravikumar public apology maange, aur kuch activists ne legal action ki bhi baat ki hai. BJP ke andar bhi yeh discussion chal rahi hai ki is remark ka party image par kya asar padega. Kalaburagi, jo pehle se hi politically sensitive area hai, wahan yeh issue aur bhi complicated ho sakta hai agar proper steps nahi liye gaye.
Conclusion
Ravikumar ka yeh remark na sirf ek administrative officer ke khilaaf galat tha, balki isne political discourse ke level ko bhi neeche laya hai. Aise statements se na sirf individuals ka apmaan hota hai, balki public institutions ke prati trust bhi kam hota hai. Ab yeh dekhna baki hai ki BJP is situation ko kaise handle karti hai aur kya Ravikumar apne statement ke liye maafi maangenge ya nahi.
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