Mysuru police file FIR against MP Pratap Simha for insult of CM Siddaramaiah before media
Mysuru: Devaraj Nagar Police in the city have filed an FIR against Mysuru MP Pratap Simha for being derisive of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah while speaking to reporters during a public function in Hunsur recently.
Based on a complaint filed by Mysuru District Congress Committee President BJ Vijayakumar, the police booked the case against the BJP MP under the Indian Penal Code Sections 504 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) and 153 (Giving provocation to the extent of causing a riot).
The Congress leader had complained to the Devaraj Nagar Police that, while speaking to reporters at the 'Hanuma Jayanti' program in Hunsur in Tuesday, Pratap Simha spoke about the CM in a derogatory manner and also made false allegations about him. The MP called Siddaramaiah 'Somari Sidda' and used singular to refer to the CM. In addition, Pratap Simha alleged that Siddaramaiah had been spreading hatred and enmity among castes and communities, Vijayakumar said in the complaint.
Accusing the MP of being deeply involved in communalist activities and repeatedly attempting to give rise to communal hatred and disharmony, especially between Hindus and Muslims, the Congress leader, in his complaint, has requested the law to take strict action against Pratap Simha.
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
New Rajya Sabha members take oath
New Delhi (PTI): NCP-SCP leader Sharad Pawar and Union Minister Ramdas Athawale were among 19 new Rajya Sabha members who took oath here on Monday.
The oath was taken in the presence of Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan. Deputy Chairman Harivansh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju were present during the ceremony in the Rajya Sabha chamber.
Floor leaders of respective parties were also present in the House.
The newly elected members comprised five from Maharashtra, six from Tamil Nadu, five from West Bengal and three from Odisha.
Maya Chintaman Ivnate of the BJP unit in Maharashtra was the first to take the oath, followed by Pawar, who arrived in a wheelchair.
Ramrao Sakharam Wadkute (BJP), Jyoti Nagnath Waghmare (SS) and Athawale (RPI-A) also took oath as members representing Maharashtra in the Upper House.
Manmohan Samal (BJP), Sanrupt Mishra (BJD) and Dilip Kumar Ray (Ind) took oath as members from Odisha, while Constandine Ravindran (DMK), Christopher Manickam (Congress), L K Sudhish (DMDK), M Thambidurai (AIADMK), Tiruchi Siva (DMK) and Ambumani Ramadoss (PMK) took oath as members representing Tamil Nadu.
From West Bengal, Babul Supriya Baral (AITC), Biswajit Sinha (BJP), Menaka Guruswamy (AITC), Rajeev Kumar (AITC) and Rukmini Mallik (AITC) took oath.
Most members took oath in their respective regional languages.
Chairman Radhakrishnan congratulated all the newly elected members.
