Election Commission has filed an FIR against BJP MLA Sanjay Patil for making an inflammatory speech with a communal touch at a public meeting in Belagavi.
Sanjay Patil while addressing a gathering in Karnataka’s Belagavi yesterday, said that the upcoming elections in the state is not about roads, water or other issues but about Hindus vs Muslims, Ram Mandir vs Babri Masjid.
The FIR was registered in Marihal police station in Belgaum rural district under Sections 253a, 259A of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said that the Commission had taken cognisance of the remark and would allow law to take its own course.
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