BJP protests outside CM Siddaramaiah’s residence over viral Bengaluru jail videos

BENGALURU: The Karnataka unit of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) is holding a protest outside Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s official residence in Bengaluru, after viral videos of Parappana Agrahara Central Jail, showcasing “VVIP treatment” for inmates, including ISIS terrorists and rapists, surfaced online. Officials have been deployed outside the CM’s residence to ensure safety.

BJP district in-charge, S Harish, criticised the Congress government for creating a safe haven for notorious criminals and terrorists inside Bengaluru prison. “The prisons are not prisons anymore in this Congress government… They have become a safe haven…Terrorists across the country want a transfer to the Bangalore jail because it has become a safe haven… They want this jail only… “he said.

Under the @INCKarnataka Government, Parappana Agrahara Jail has turned into a comfort zone where even terrorists are enjoying ‘work from home’ privileges. #CongressFailsKarnataka pic.twitter.com/xfAXnRKx9E

— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) November 10, 2025

He said that the party seeks the immediate resignation of Home Minister G Pareeshwarappa and asked for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to take moral responsibility for the incident. During the protest, BJP MLA CN Ashwnath Narayan also slammed the Congress, saying that the party is in support of terrorists, which is “completely anti-national.”

“There is no law and order, there is no system, there is no governance…The government has been patronising terrorists…The jail has become a paradise for the terrorists… This kind of support to the terrorists is completely anti-national… Activities have been taking place in jail, even then, the Congress government is not taking anything seriously… They are giving all the support to the terrorists…” he said.

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Once again, Bengaluru’s so-called “high-security” Parappana Agrahara Central Jail is in the spotlight this time for all the wrong reasons. New videos have surfaced showing inmates partying, drinking booze,… pic.twitter.com/8ckC5PY8YW

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BJP Karnataka chief B Y Vijayendra accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of enabling terrorists who were inside the jail.

“Not only do Radical elements and ISIS operatives enjoy a free hand outside, but even the Prisons in Karnataka have been turned into Government-sponsored Recreation Clubs for terrorists! Rahul Gandhi who frequently travels abroad and seeks external interference in India’s internal matters, is he now enabling these terrorists and using their networks to create unrest across the nation and destabilize our democracy for artificial regime change with the help of the same foreign forces?”

#WATCH | Bengaluru | Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra says, “…Siddaramaiah’s government has been supporting anti-national elements and terrorists. You’ve seen the video showing how facilities are provided to terrorists and ISI agents in Bengaluru’s Parhagar Jail, where… https://t.co/SKq58VpKkf pic.twitter.com/nLuwuOIcBm

— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2025

“Mobile phones, luxury comforts, and ample “fun time”, no wonder these radicals find it so convenient to operate under this shameless regime and treat prisons as their favourite holiday destinations, where everything is provided to them free of cost, courtesy of the Anti-National Congress government and our poor taxpayers money! Such blatant compromise of national security is possible only with the active support and direction of the Congress government, acting as per the diktats of their “Supreme Leader” Rahul Gandhi, whose hunger for power outweighs the safety and sovereignty of our nation,” he said.

Home Minister G Parmeshwara has assured of strict action in the case. “I have called a meeting of all the senior officers today, and I will take stock of the situation. Some of the videos we have seen show someone supplying liquor, drugs and mobile phones. We will look into this matter and take serious steps and actions against those found involved,” he said.

Earlier, a purported viral video showed inmates in Parappanna Agrahara Jail, also known as Bengaluru Central jail, enjoying “VVIP treatment” such as getting unauthorised use of mobile phones, TV and such inside the prison. Some of the people allegedly seen in the video were a serial killer on death row, Umesh Reddy, and another inmate, Tarun Raj, who was convicted in a gold smuggling case. An ISIS operative who was brought from Dubai by the National Security Agency (NSA) was also seen using a mobile phone in the prison. (ANI)