FIR Against BJP’s Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and T.S. Srivatsa Over Remarks on ST Status for Kurubas Quashed: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has quashed a criminal case against Karnataka Legislative Council Leader of Opposition T. Narayanaswamy and sitting MLA T.S. Srivatsa over statements and social media posts opposing reservation for the Kuruba community under the Scheduled Tribe category. FIR challenged before High Court The petitioners had challenged Crime No. 97/2025, registered by Vidhana Soudha Police under Section 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS). The prosecution alleged…