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Karnataka Police File FIR Against BJP MLC Over Remarks on Chief Secretary

The IAS Officers’ Association has urged disciplinary measures after the legislative council requested the MLC’s explanation

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Overview

  • Vidhana Soudha police registered an FIR under sections 351(3), 75(3) and 79 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for alleged derogatory comments by N. Ravikumar about Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh.
  • Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti has written to Ravikumar seeking his explanation and may pursue further disciplinary action based on his response.
  • The Karnataka IAS Officers’ Association condemned the remarks as vulgar and defamatory and called for immediate legal action and a public apology.
  • Congress leaders filed a complaint at the Vidhana Soudha police station and petitioned the council to censure the MLC for undermining civil service dignity.
  • N. Ravikumar denied the allegations, terming the reports misleading and defamatory, and challenged accusers to produce evidence.