Shoot me if you want, but I won't follow COVID restrictions against Ganesh Chaturthi: BJP MLA Yatnal
Bengaluru: Controversial BJP leader and MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Sunday said he will not following COVID-19 restrictions against the celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations calling it ‘unscientific and selectively targetting Hindus’.
He also added that he will also not follow the night curfew and weekend curfew, asserting that the authorities can shoot him if they want. He made the announcement during a meeting with officials.
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"The Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police are here. I am announcing that I will not follow the restrictions. What can you do? At the most, you can shoot me," he said.
"I am ready to die. I will be happy that I died after gaining goodwill," he said.
"I have also told the CM that such unscientific restrictions should not be imposed. He has agreed to my suggestion and told me that appropriate orders will be issued. I am sure that Ganesh Chaturthi will be celebrated without any hindrances," he claimed.
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Put petty politics aside; it's not about one party, but India: Rahul on TMC's loss in polls
New Delhi (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the BJP's victory in Bengal and Assam assembly polls a "theft" of the mandate, and a big step forward in the saffron party's mission to "destroy" Indian democracy.
Gandhi also came out in support of the TMC, which has been trounced by the BJP in the polls, and urged those gloating over the loss of Mamata Banerjee's party to put petty politics aside.
"Some in the Congress, and others, are gloating about TMC's loss.They need to understand this clearly - the theft of Assam and Bengal's mandate is a big step forward by the BJP in its mission to destroy Indian democracy," Gandhi said in a post on X.
"Put petty politics aside. This is not about one party or another. This is about India," he said in his post.
The BJP ousted Trinamool Congress from power in Bengal and captured power for the third time in a row in Assam in results of assembly polls declared on Monday.
