Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Tuesday said the Kumta police would decide on arresting BJP MP from Uttara Kannada Ananth Kumar Hegde over his remarks on demolishing mosques in Sirsi, Bhatkal, and Srirangapatna, and uncharitable remarks on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
“The police have already filed an FIR and are collecting evidence in this respect. The police will take the next course of action as per law,” the Home Minister told presspersons here on Tuesday. The Kumta police would decide whether he needs to be arrested or not, he added.
Mr. Hegde had at a party meeting on Saturday alleged that mosques in Srirangapatna, Sirsi, and Bhatkal were built on land where temples once existed and that the Hindu society had decided to bring them down. The Kumta police have booked a case against the MP for his remarks that could disturb the harmony of society.
