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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Mangaluru: Today, the District Women's Congress staged a protest demanding the immediate arrest of Prajwal Revanna. Led by Shalet Pinto, president of the district women's unit, the demonstrators gathered in front of the Congress office in Mallikatte.

Chanting slogans calling for Prajwal's arrest and justice for women, the protesters voiced their discontent with the handling of the case. Shalet Pinto accused the BJP, led by Prime Minister Modi, of shielding him from accountability. She questioned the BJP's commitment to the "Beti Bachao" (Save Daughter) initiative, highlighting the silence on the pen drive.

Former Chief Minister Kumaraswamy's remarks about women beung misled by Congress guarantees were rebuffed, with Shalet Pinto asserting that it was JDS leaders who had strayed from principles, resulting in the suffering of numerous women and their families. Urging for Prajwal's immediate arrest and stringent punishment, she spoke on the necessity of ensuring women's safety for the protection of the nation.

The protesters condemned the BJP and its ally JDS for failing to safeguard women, asserting that only the Congress could lead the country to development.

Shantala Gatti, Sasikala, Tanveer Shah, Sarika Pujari, and Shahul Hameed, among others were present.

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