The Hindu : Karnataka / Bangalore News : Case booked against BJP MLA Renukacharya

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Case booked against BJP MLA Renukacharya

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BANGALORE: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) M. N. Vidyashankar on Monday said the police had booked a criminal case against BJP MLA M.P. Renukacharya for allegedly making an inflammatory speech in Davangere on Sunday. Addressing presspersons here, the CEO said the police had registered the case under Section 125 of the Representation of People Act and investigation was on.

Mr. Renukacharya, who represents Honnali, reportedly said: “heads of those who spoke against Hindutva should be cut”. Mr. Renukacharya’s remark came in reaction to an earlier alleged anti-Hindu statement by former Minister Kagodu Thimmappa of the Congress. Later, Mr. Thimmappa denied making any anti-Hindu statement.

Mr. Vidyshankar said BJP candidate for Uttara Kannada Anant Kumar Hegde had replied to the commission’s notice for his alleged inflammatory speech in the constituency.

Nominations

He said 347 nomination papers in 17 constituencies going to polls in the first phase found valid.

Cash seized

The CEO said the police had seized Rs. 50 lakh in cash in Bellary when it was being transported from Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh to Gangavati in Koppal district.

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