Mangaluru: ‘The murder of prominent journalist Gauri lankesh who was shot outside her house is treachery to the state’, said Karnataka Food and Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader.
Addressing the media persons on 6th September, Wednesday, he said that Gauri was indeed a voice to the voiceless. He further stated that he had recently met her at the Vidhana Soudha regarding an issue concerning his department.
“The State government is committed in tracing the criminals at the earliest and ensure that they are punished for this gruesome act”, he added.
A protest was held by the activists of Democratic Youth Federation of India and Students Federation of India on 6th September near the DC’s office at 5:00 pm condemning the murder.