Yatnal fumes over special police security being withdrawn

Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, Vijayapura MLA who has gone hammer and tongs on the Chief Minister after Cabinet growth, alleged that B.S. Yediyurappa had ordered the withdrawal of his special police security cowl owing to “personal vendetta”.

Anupam Agarwal, Superintendent of Police, instructed reporters that Mr. Yatnal continued to benefit from the routine security cowl given to legislators. However, special options reminiscent of escort car service had been stopped.

Mr. Yatnal has written to the Chief Minister condemning this act and warning that if any factor occurred to him, the federal government could be accountable. “I know that you have asked officers to withdraw my security cover as I have begun to criticise your actions,” he mentioned, calling it “revenge politics”.

Mr. Yatnal mentioned that he had been given special security by the district police following intelligence inputs that some “anti-Hindu and fascist” forces have been planning to assault him. “That was because I have been at the forefront of Hindutva agitations. But now you have withdrawn my special security cover. However, my Hinduva agitations will not stop just because I no longer enjoy special security cover,” he mentioned within the letter. “If anything untoward happens to me or any inconvenience is caused to me, you and your government will be responsible for it. I condemn your despicable style of working and revenge politics,” he mentioned.

Meanwhile, Ramesh Jigajinagi, MP and former minister, mentioned he had alerted Mr Yediyurappa of the troublesome methods of Mr Yatnal way back. I had suggested Mr Yediyurappa to not embody Mr Yatnal into the BJP. But he didn’t hearken to me. Now, Mr Yatnal has been inflicting such inconvenience to Mr Yediyurappa . It is unlucky, the MP mentioned.