The Gurmitkal Police, on Monday, registered a case against Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal for targeting a particular community in his speech during the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti programme in Gurmitkal town on Saturday last.
According to the FIR, Yatnal made several controversial remarks during his address. He quoted a Hindi poem targeting a particular community and made statements concerning Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru.
He also referred to “Love Jihad” while targeting a particular community and made derogatory remarks against certain historical figures.
According to the police the speech triggered backlash across the news and social media platforms, with many accusing the MLA inciting communal disharmony.
According to an FIR, which followed information provided by Police Constable Shivaramreddy, on the day of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti, the portrait of Shivaji was brought in a procession from Nagareshwar Circle near the bus stand in the town where Mr. Yatnal delivered a speech.
