Senior BJP leader and Vijayapura MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal took a sharp jab at former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and BJP State President B.Y. Vijayendra during a public event, 'Danammadevi Jatra celebrations,' held at Ananda Nagar, Vijayapura, on Friday night.
Expressing his views, Yatnal remarked, "You want all posts for your kids; if any are left out, offer it to your cats." The comment from Yatnal directly targeted the apparent nepotism within his party's leadership.
Yatnal, seemingly unfazed, continued by addressing allegations against him in the recent Vijayapura constituency elections. He claimed that despite attempts to undermine him by distributing money, the voters supported him with a larger margin than in the previous elections.
Further expressing his discontent, Yatnal asserted, "I had previously asked the father (BS Yediyurappa) and son (BS Vijayendra) duo not to engage in drama. They want all the posts for their children because they don't want to relinquish those positions. If you observe them shedding tears for farmers, it's all a drama. They desire to secure key positions for their children. If there is anything left, then offer it to your cats, make them General Secretary or Deputy Secretary."
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Kozhikode (Kerala) (PTI): A Kerala court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 41 years in prison for sexually assaulting a minor boy near Valayam in 2021.
Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court judge K Naushad Ali sentenced 64-year-old Panchara Musa, also known as Ganapathiyat Musa, under various provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), according to special public prosecutor Manoj Aroor.
As the sentences are to run concurrently, the convict will have to serve the highest term of 20 years’ imprisonment, SPP Aroor said. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 52,000 on Musa.
The incident took place in August 2021 when the accused allegedly took the 14-year-old boy to a bus stop in Valayam town and sexually assaulted him, the prosecutor said. The accused also gave Rs 50 to the boy, he added.
Following the incident, the boy and his father lodged a complaint at the Valayam police station.
A case under various provisions of the POCSO Act and the IPC was registered, and the accused was subsequently arrested, the SPP said.
The prosecution examined 16 witnesses and submitted 16 documents to substantiate its case against the accused, he added.
