Raja Singh, another BJP MLA booked for hate speech in Karnataka

Stirring controversy, BJP MLA Basanagowda Patila Yatnal from Vijayapur city and Goshamahal BJP MLA from Telangana state, T Raja Singh Lodha, have found themselves embroiled in yet another legal tangle. A case has been registered against them at the Gandhi Chowk police station under sections 153, 506, 504, and 505(2) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for allegedly delivering provocative speeches during the Chhatrapati Shivaji Jayanti celebrations held at Shivaji Circle in Vijayapur city of Karnataka on March 4.

According to reports, leaders of the Bharat Souharda Manch filed a complaint against the provocative speeches. The manch leaders, Mohammad Rafiqa Tapala, Somnath Kakimani, and Mohammad Isaka Mulla, accused both MLAs of inciting unrest in the city. Subsequently, a complaint was lodged at the Gandhichowk police station, prompting the registration of the case against the BJP MLAs.