K'taka HC orders stay on case against Eshwarappa for his alleged ‘we don't want Muslim votes’ remark
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Saturday issued an interim stay to the case filed against BJP Leader K.S. Eshwarappa for his alleged, ‘We don’t want Muslim votes,’ remark.
A single-judge bench of the High Court heard the petition filed by KS Eshwarappa seeking quashing of the case against him.
After listening to the arguments of the petitioner's counsel for some time, the bench granted an interim stay to the case and adjourned the hearing to December 15. Advocate M. Vinod Kumar argued for KS Eshwarappa.
Eshwarappa is said to have made the controversial statement during a meeting of the Veerashaiva Lingayat community on April 25, 2023, at the residence of former Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa in Shivamogga, held during the assembly elections. As reported by a private news agency on its social media account, Eshwarappa was quoted saying, “There are 50 to 55 thousand Muslim voters in Shivamogga. We don't want a single Muslim vote.”
Based on the news reported on social media, H. Mahesh, the flying squad team officer of Shivamogga Assembly Constituency, lodged a complaint with the Vinoba Nagar police station on May 6. The Shivamogga JMFC judge granted permission to the Vinoba Nagar police to investigate the case, simultaneously an FIR was registered on May 8. The hearing of the case was initially scheduled for December 2, but the Hight court stayed it.
The petitioner requesting for the quashing of the case, argued that the complaint was filed based on information obtained from an ‘X’ account of a private news agency, since there is no compelling evidence in the case, and investigating it would be a misuse of the law.
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Man stabbed by cousin brother over property dispute in Kalaburagi
Kalaburagi: A dispute over property turned deadly after a man killed his cousin brother using a knife in Kalaburagi’s Sedam taluk late on Friday night.
The deceased has been identified as Basavaraja Talawara (35), a resident of Hanganahalli village.
Basavaraja was involved in a dispute with his cousin, Ghulesh, over the division of family property for some time.
On Friday night, a clash broke out between the duo during which Ghulesh allegedly stabbed Basavaraja with a knife.Basavaraja died on the spot due to severe bleeding, while the accused Ghulesh is absconding, police said.
District Superintendent of Police Addur Srinivasalu, DySP Sangamanath Hiremath and CPI Mahadeva Diddimani visited the crime scene and conducted an investigation.
A complaint has been filed at the Malkheda police station in this regard.
