Udupi:Answering a question on Hindu outfits forming a task force to curb love jihad, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday that those who want to protect themselves can do what they want under the existing laws. The present government has not changed any law, Bommai clarified. He added that "We are not formulating any new rules."
Reacting to the statement of Opposition Leader Siddaramaiah that the Chief Minister had lost his power to speak, the CM said that the government gives priority to maintaining law and order and all are equal before the law. Attacking the opposition leader, he said that several murder cases in which Hindus were victims had been withdrawn during the previous Congress rule under Siddaramaiah.