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Lokayukta Police took Shirahatti MLA Chandru Lamani, who has been arrested successful a bribery case, to Bengaluru to nutrient him earlier a peculiar tribunal for nationalist representatives.
A aesculapian introspection was conducted successful Gadag earlier officers took him to Bengaluru.
Some BJP workers tried to halt the conveyance successful which the MLA was being taken. They were dispersed.
The MLA was arrested erstwhile helium was accepting a bribe of ₹5 lakh from complainant-contractor Vijayraj Pujar.
Meanwhile, an audio clip was wide circulated connected societal media platforms.
In this clip, the MLA is heard threatening the complainant Pujar implicit an aged issue.
President of the Gadag District Contractors Association Vishwanath Patil has said that the allegations against the MLA are false.
“He is simply a bully leader. He has been supporting america for each these years. It is incorrect to blasted idiosyncratic similar him. The State authorities already owes contractors a ample magnitude of wealth successful pending bills. In specified a situation, if the contractors are to kick against MLAs, it volition beryllium precise hard for america to get our bills cleared,” Mr. Patil told reporters successful Gadag.
Meanwhile, BJP leaders person said that territory in-charge Minister H.K. Patil and different Congress leaders similar Krishnagouda Patil are down the conspiracy to get Dr. Lamani arrested.
“The complainant Pujar is simply a Congress office-bearer. He is portion of the conspiracy to trap the MLA. It is not acceptable,” BJP leaders Basavaraj Chakrasali and Fakiresh Rattihali said successful a media conference.
Police sources said that this is not the archetypal clip that Dr. Lamani has travel nether the Lokayukta scanner. As a authorities work doctor, helium faced a Lokayukta lawsuit for accepting a bribe from a patient. He aboriginal resigned and joined politics, the constabulary said.
