Overview

• Maddur town police registered an FIR on September 10 over Yatnal’s remarks at a mass idol immersion in Mandya district after an alleged stone-pelting incident on September 7.
• Tumakuru town police filed a suo motu case on September 13 after he allegedly said the “Karnataka government means Tipu Sultan government” and claimed benefits were going only to a minority community.
• A separate FIR targets BJP MLC C T Ravi for comments at the Maddur event, which was also attended by MP Pratap Sinha.
• The Tumakuru FIR cites sections related to promoting enmity between religious groups and delivering provocative speeches, according to local reports.
• Yatnal, the Bijapur City MLA expelled by the BJP in March for six years after criticizing senior leaders, announced plans for a ‘Karnataka Hindu Party’ with a bulldozer symbol during the Maddur event.