Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday questioned whether or not BJP MLA from Belthangady Harish Poonja may very well be allowed to go free in a non-bailable offence registered towards him for threatening cops. The BJP MLA has been resisting arrest by the Dakshina Kannada police for a number of days with the help of BJP staff.
“An FIR has been registered beneath Part 353 of IPC in reference to a case of intimidation of the police by MLA Harish Poonja. It’s a non-bailable offence. Ought to he be allowed to go scot-free as a result of he’s an MLA or ought to he be delivered to guide?” the CM mentioned on the Mangalore Worldwide Airport on Saturday.
“The regulation is identical for everybody,” Siddaramaiah mentioned. “In accordance with Part 353, the punishment is seven years of imprisonment. Ought to the allegations towards Harish Poonja be denied simply because he’s an MLA,” the CM mentioned.
Two FIRs have been registered in 4 days towards the BJP MLA for “abusing cops”. His residence at Gardadi in Belthangady taluk, Dakshina Kannada district, witnessed excessive drama on Wednesday after BJP staff had an altercation with cops who arrived in an obvious bid to arrest the legislator.
The primary case towards the MLA was registered on Might 18, after he barged right into a police station demanding the discharge of 1 Shashiraj, president of the Belthangady taluk BJP Yuva Morcha Unit, accused of unlawful quarrying. The second case was registered on Tuesday, after a protest was organised in entrance of the taluk workplace towards the FIR registered towards the MLA. Within the protest, the MLA had hurled abuses on the native cops and tehsildar, whereas ridiculing the SP, C B Ryshyanth.
Defending his actions which led to the primary FIR, the MLA mentioned on the protest, “Sooner or later too, in the event that they contact BJP karyakartas from Belthangady, I’m prepared to tug them (police) by their collars.”