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Last Update: April 06, 2023, 12:17 pm IST
Munirathna is the Horticulture Minister in the Basavaraj Bommai government (Image/Twitter)
The Rajarajeshwarnagar police have booked the BJP MLA under sections 117, 153A of the Indian Penal Code and section 125 of the Representation of the People Act.
Karnataka minister Munirathna has been booked by the police for alleged hate speech against Christians. The case was registered against the minister on a complaint by a gazetted officer, who accused him of promoting enmity between people.
In an interview to a private news channel on March 31, Munirathna, Horticulture Minister in the Basavaraj Bommai government, reportedly said, “Christians are converting people even now. Conversion is highest in slums. In places where there are 1,400 people, 400 have been converted. If they come (for conversion), throw them out or file a police complaint.”
Rajarajeshwarnagar police booked RR under Indian Penal Code sections 117 (abetment of commission of an offence), 153A (promoting enmity between different groups or religion) and 125 (promoting enmity between classes in connection with an election) of the Representation of the People Act A case has been registered against the BJP MLA from the city. ,
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