The Karnataka Police on Wednesday registered a case towards BJP MLA B P Harish for his defamatory remarks towards Davanagere district’s Superintendent of Police, Uma Prashanth, by likening her to a ‘pomeranian canine’ loyal to the influential Congress leaders of the Shamanuru household.
The Harihar constituency MLA, throughout a press convention on Tuesday, accused the IPS officer of exhibiting disrespect in the direction of him at official conferences, whereas allegedly favouring the influential Shamanuru household of veteran Congress chief Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, who’s an MLA.
Shivashankarappa’s son, S S Mallikarjun, is a Minister for Mines, Geology, and Horticulture within the Siddaramaiah-led authorities, and his daughter-in-law, Prabha Mallikarjun, is a Member of Parliament.
“When the Opposition MLAs come to the assembly, the Superintendent of Police doesn’t even greet them. The Shamanuru household is understood for arriving late. When the elected representatives from the Shamanuru household come, the officer waits and behaves like a pomeranian canine. She (Uma Prashanth) thinks that remaining within the shelter of a wealthy and influential household will assist her. That is momentary and it’ll not final many days,” he had mentioned through the press convention.
He additionally blamed that at any time when he attends conferences as an MLA, she doesn’t acknowledge him correctly.
The police registered a case at Ok T J Nagar police station beneath Sections 132 (assault or felony power to discourage public servant from discharge of obligation), 351(2) (felony intimidation), and 79 (phrase, gesture, or act supposed to insult a lady’s modesty) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) primarily based on Uma Prashanth’s criticism.
In response to the First Info Report (FIR) filed towards him, Harish mentioned in Bengaluru on Wednesday that he wouldn’t really feel threatened. “I’ve respect for all of the officers and ladies officers. However Minister Mallikarjun is utilizing her like a pomeranian canine. Three circumstances have been filed towards me in Davanagere, however I can’t budge to those threats,” he mentioned.