Karnataka Police books BJP MLC CT Ravi, 12 others after protest against Congress’ Priyank Kharge
‘They stuck posters on a toilet wall, demanding Priyank’s resignation and raised slogans against the Congress,’ said the FIR.
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The Karnataka Police on Tuesday booked Bharatiya Janata Party MLC CT Ravi and 12 others for allegedly obstructing public way and creating nuisance during a protest demanding Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge’s resignation, The Indian Express reported.
On Tuesday, the BJP leaders held a protest against Kharge in connection with the suicide of a contractor named Sachin Panchal, Deccan Herald reported.
The 26-year-old contractor took his own life on December 26 in Kalaburagi district.
In his suicide note, Panchal claimed that he had paid a bribe of Rs 15 lakh to former Kalaburagi City Corporation member Raju Kapnoor – a close associate of Kharge – and several other Congress leaders in hopes of being awarded a tender.
The note also claimed that he was pressured and issued death threats to pay an additional Rs 1 crore.
Following this, the BJP announced a state-wide agitation to protest the contractor’s death. The party also called for Kharge’s arrest and resignation as they claimed that it was his aides who were behind the suicide.
Kharge, on his part, has maintained that he had not been named in the note.
On Tuesday, the BJP leaders gathered on Race Course Road in Bengaluru and blocked the way at around 1 pm to demand Kharge’s resignation.
Subsequently, the police detained Ravi, Leader of Opposition in the Legislative...
