Another case registered against MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal in Tumakuru for provocative speech

TUMAKURU: The Tumakuru town police have registered a suo motu FIR against Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda R Patil (Yatnal) for allegedly making a provocative speech during the Hindu Mahaganapati Shobha Yatra at Nagarakatte last Saturday.

The FIR was registered based on a complaint by police personnel Raghunath. During his speech at the Shobha Yatra, Yatnal had said the 70th case was registered against him at Maddur and had hinted that the 71st case may be registered at Tumakuru.

ತುಮಕೂರು ಜಿಲ್ಲೆಯ ಶಿರಾ ಪಟ್ಟಣದ ಗವಿ ಆಂಜನೇಯ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸಲಾದ ಹಿಂದೂ ಮಹಾಗಣಪತಿಗೆ ಇಂದು ಪೂಜೆ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಿ ನಾಡಿಗೆ ಒಳಿತಾಗಲೆಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸಿದ ಬಳಿಕ, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರನ್ನು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕೂ ಮೊದಲು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಅದ್ದೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ಪಟ್ಟಣಕ್ಕೆ ಸ್ಬಾಗತಿಸಿ, ತೆರೆದ ವಾಹನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಣೇಶ ಮಂಟಪಕ್ಕೆ… pic.twitter.com/yG0IsxgWIH

— Basanagouda R Patil (Yatnal) (@BasanagoudaBJP) September 13, 2025

On September 12, Basanagouda R Patil (Yatnal) was booked for delivering a provocative speech in Maddur town for allegedly creating enmity between communities and hurting religious sentiments.