BJP MLA from Basavakalyana accused of trying to attack, threatening Muslim family
police case filed against 9
Bidar: A case has been registered against Sharanu Salgar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Basavakalyana, and eight others for allegedly issuing threats and attempting to attack a Muslim family in connection with cow slaughter allegations. The case was filed at the Basavakalyana Police Station based on a complaint lodged by Mehraj, a resident of Hiremath Colony in the town.
According to the complaint, on June 29, MLA Sharanu Salgar and his supporters visited Mehraj's house during the occasion of Bakrid and questioned the family about the sacrificial ritual being performed. The legislator allegedly subjected Mehraj and the entire community to verbal abuse. He forcefully entered the house and issued threats, warning the family that they would be taught a lesson for their actions, as per the complainant.
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The Basavakalyana Police have taken cognizance of the complaint and registered a case against Sharanu Salgar and the other accused. The charges include making threats, trespassing, and promoting enmity between different groups based on religion, race, or place of birth.
FIR has been registered against nine people including #BJP Mla of #Basavakalyan Sharanu Salgar for threatening complainant Mehraj and his family during Bakrid. The complainant says Salgar along with 10 other people came to his house and started threatening and abusing them (1/2) pic.twitter.com/3kySiZ5s5g
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Karnataka bypolls: Over 60 per cent voter turnout in Bagalkot, Davanagere South till 5 pm
Bengaluru (PTI): Over 60 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm in both Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday.
While the turnout in Bagalkot was 65.68 per cent, it was 63.04 per cent in Davanagere South.
While the ruling Congress faces the challenge of retaining both seats, the BJP aims to wrest them and deliver a setback to its rival, which is currently witnessing an "internal power struggle" over leadership.
The bypolls were necessitated due to the demise of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti (Bagalkot) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davanagere South).
A total of over 2.59 lakh eligible voters are expected to cast their votes at around 319 polling stations in Bagalkot, where nine candidates are in the fray.
In Davanagere South, over 2.31 lakh eligible voters are expected to vote across 284 polling stations, with 25 candidates contesting.
The BJP has fielded former MLA and 2023 defeated candidate Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkot, and a fresh face, Srinivas T Dasakariyappa, from Davanagere South.
The Congress has given tickets to family members of the late legislators in both constituencies. Bagalkot candidate Umesh Meti is the son of H Y Meti, while Samarth Mallikarjun from Davanagere South is the grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
