UP: Jailed SP MLA Irfan Solanki accuses cops of treating him like 'animal'
Kanpur (UP), Mar 18: Jailed Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki has accused police personnel of treating him like an "animal", and said he was ready to resign from the assembly instead of facing such misbehaviour.
Solanki, who has been in prison since December 2 last year in connection with several criminal cases, was brought from the Maharajganj jail for production in a court here on Friday.
The MLA, who was allegedly pushed by some police personnel after his appearance in court, shouted before the media that they always push him and treat him like an "animal".
"I am ready to resign but I should not be treated in this manner," he told reporters.
Solanki represents the Sisamau constituency of Kanpur Nagar in the Uttar Pradesh assembly.
During his production in court, his wife Naseem Solanki alleged that the government was troubling her family.
A visibly emotional Naseem Solanki also said that she was not allowing to meet her husband.
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PM Modi to campaign in Bengaluru and Chikkaballapura today
Bengaluru (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Bengaluru and neighbouring Chikkaballapura district for the Lok Sabha poll campaign on Saturday.
He will address mega rallies both in Bengaluru and Chikkaballapura.
Modi held mega rallies in Kalaburagi and Shivamogga last month. On April 14, he addressed a rally in Mysuru, during which he shared the dais with JD(S) patriarch and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, and later held a roadshow in Mangaluru.
According to the state BJP, the Prime Minister is scheduled to address a mega public meeting at Chokkahalli village in Chikkaballapura district at 2 PM, covering Chikkballapur and Kolar Lok Sabha constituencies, and later at 4 PM he will participate in a massive rally in Bengaluru's palace ground, covering Bangalore North, Bangalore South, Bangalore Central and Bangalore Rural segments.
Bangalore -North, South and Central have been BJP's bastions, while Rural is represented by Congress' D K Suresh, brother of Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar.
Former Minister K Sudhakar is the BJP candidate from Chikkballapur, its alliance partner JD(S) has fielded M Mallesh Babu from Kolar Lok Sabha segment.
BJP's sitting MPs Tejasvi Surya and P C Mohan are candidates from Bangalore South and Central respectively. Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje is in the fray from Bangalore North. In Bangalore Rural Deve Gowda's son-in-law and eminent cardiologist Dr C N Manjunath is contesting on a BJP ticket as per the arrangement with alliance partner JD(S).
Karnataka is going for polls in two phases. While14 Lok Sabha segments in the southern part of the state are going for election on April 26, in the second phase voting for the northern districts will be held on May 7.
