Pratap Simmha, Mysuru MP, on Sunday said the arrest of his brother, Vikram Simha, in an illegal tree-felling case in Belur taluk was part of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s “political strategy” to facilitate his son Yathindra’s election from Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency in the coming elections.
Speaking to reporters here, the lawmaker accused Mr. Siddaramaiah of “trampling” upon anybody posing a hurdle in the path of his son’s election. Hence, he was targeting his family and “fixing” his [Mr. Pratap Simmha’s] brother in the case.
The MP said Mr. Vikram Simha had visited the Forest Department’s office to give a statement though his name did not figure in the FIR registered in the illegal tree-felling case.
