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After Union Minister Anantkumar Hegde stoked ire for his remark about the Constitution, another BJP lawmaker from Karnataka has courted controversy amid the heavy electioneering in the poll-bound state.
The BJP MLA from Belagavi, Sanjay Patil, has been captured on camera making polarising statements by invoking religion at what appears to be an election rally.
Speaking in Kannada, Patil is reportedly heard saying:
Incidentally, this is not the first time that Patil has been under fire for making outrageous comments.
According to NDTV, the lawmaker was caught on camera in 2017, provoking and threatening a policeman who was attempting to maintain law and order during a motorcycle rally.
The Congress has, meanwhile, filed a complaint against the MLA for his provocative statements, reported The Hindu.
Speaking to the daily, Lakshmi Hebbalikar, the woman who was named by Patil in his video, said the party would file a complaint against Patil in a day or two.
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Published: 19 Apr 2018,05:31 PM IST