Bengaluru, May 13 -- Alleging a complete collapse of law and order in Karnataka, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, R Ashoka, targeted the Congress government, citing media reports on large-scale suspensions and criminal cases against police officers.

In a statement issued by the LoP office R Ashoka said, "Today in Karnataka, why do ordinary people fear more than criminals? The very system that is supposed to uphold the law!

Pointing to data reported in the media about the police department, it said the figures reveal a "shocking truth" about law and order in the state under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress government.

"Has the police department lost discipline, morality, and public trust and sunk into the mire of ...