A BJP chief from Kalaburagi, who had issued a demise menace to Congress MLA Priyank Kharge, was arrested and launched on bail after the native Congress unit threatened to disrupt Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s programme in Kalaburagi over the difficulty.
Manikanth Rathod was arrested in Hyderabad on Sunday night and launched on bail Monday. Rathod had threatened Kharge, son of AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, at a press convention held on Friday. “You (Kharge) can shoot us with an AK-47 rifle or a gun. We’re able to die. We’re additionally able to shoot you,” Rathod had mentioned.
This was after Kharge, who represents Chittapur in Kalaburagi, lashed out at BJP employees over a marketing campaign carried out towards him on November 8 within the constituency. BJP employees had caught posters saying that their MLA was lacking, prompting an indignant outburst from the Congress chief who had mentioned that it might be tough for BJP leaders to maneuver round in the event that they continued such techniques.
On Saturday, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) vice-president Thippanna Kamakanur filed a grievance towards Rathod at Brahmapur police station. Congress employees staged a protest and laid siege to the workplace of Kalaburagi superintendent of police over the difficulty, demanding motion towards Rathod. That they had additionally threatened to disrupt Bommai’s programme within the metropolis if motion was not taken towards the accused.
Rathod was launched on station bail after his arrest.