Bengaluru: The High Ground police have booked a case against Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president Dinesh Gundu Rao for making controversial remarks on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Rao has been booked under the Section 153 (for wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) of the Indian Penal Code.
The case was registered based on a complaint by Dr. Ramachari, who claims to be the national general secretary of Hindu Task Force. In his complaint, he said that Rao’s remarks had hurt the sentiments of the followers of the chief minister, and that there was a criminal intent to provoke anti-Hindu sentiments.
Rao, while speaking at a protest organised by the Congress on April 15 in Bengaluru against the rape cases in Unnao (in UP) and Kathua, had called the UP CM a ‘dhongi’ and said ‘he should be beaten with slippers next time he comes to Karnataka and driven out’.
A day later, he expressed regret. “It was an emotional outburst on the plight of the victims and the complete apathy of the Adityanath government. I regret if it’s offensive, but abuse of law in UP is a serious issue.”
