Hubballi, Jan 13: Home Minister MB Patil ridiculed that “MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa had a general store and was working as a middleman. But he has won the election after tearing the B form of somebody”.

Speaking to reporters at the Hubballi airport on Sunday, Patil said that Shivashankarappa should understand about his past and speak about others. He has built the Bapuji education institution by exploiting the others. He has been thinking about only his and his family’s development and speaking ill about others, he said.

“If you look at the birth records of Shivashankarappa, it’s mentioned as Hindu Lingayat. He will lose his respect if I speak openly. It is better if he stops his allegation now. I don’t care anybody. Anything could happen if I continue tirade against him”, Patil said.

Muslim population was more in his constituency and this time, the Congress has got majority Muslim votes in that constituency. Even in the forthcoming elections, the Muslims would vote for Congress.

The alliance of BSP and SP in Uttar Pradesh and Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka has created fear in Prime Minister Narendra Modi due to which, he was speaking against the coalition government in the state, he said.

“There are people to fight for Lingayat religion and they will continue their fight. I will not have my influence on Lingayat religion. But Lingayat religion is our identity”, he clarified on a question.

“Police constables are the backbones of the police department. The Cabinet will take a decision to implement the recommendations of Auradkar Committee on improving the living conditions of the constables. The state government has sought help from ISRO and the Maharashtra government to trace the missing fishermen. I will meet the Home Minister of Maharashtra and discuss the issue”, he said.

Why Mallikarjun defeated?

‘Shamanur said that Vinay Kulkarni and Sharan Prakash Patil have lost the assembly elections as they have participated in Lingayat religion movement. Then, why his son Mallikarjun was defeated in the election? Where was his Veerashaiva force during election?’

-          MB Patil, Home Minister

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New Delhi (PTI): The CBI on Thursday questioned Industrialist Anil Ambani in connection with the case registered against Reliance Communications Ltd. on a complaint of the State Bank of India, officials said.

Ambani arrived at the agency headquarters this morning for questioning in the case.

The agency has alleged fund diversion, misappropriation and other irregularities in the loan funds issued to the company by the bank, they said.

"Anil Ambani will be appearing before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi on 19th and 20th March, 2026 for examination, in connection with the FIR registered on the basis of a complaint filed by the State Bank of India regarding Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCOM)," the spokesperson for Anil Ambani said in a statement.

"The appearance is in furtherance to Mr Ambani's commitment to extend full cooperation in the matter with all agencies," the spokesperson said.