Karnataka BJP MLC C T Ravi booked for hate speech during Ganesha idol immersion in Maddur

The police booked Ravi under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Section 196 (1)[promote or attempt to promote disharmony, enmity, hatred, or ill-will between different religious, racial, linguistic, or regional groups, or between castes or communities].

On Thursday, Ravi said he will continue to fight for Hindutva causes. “Should we sit quietly if stones are pelted at the Ganesha procession? What I said was that for every action there will be a reaction,” he added.

Ravi, a former MLA from the Chikkamagaluru Assembly seat, lost in the 2023 polls. Following this, the BJP made him a member of the Legislative Council. On December 19, 2024, the police arrested him at the Suvarna Vidhan Soudha in Belagavi for allegedly using a derogatory term against minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council hall.

Ravi was previously booked for a similar offence, related to a post on X in the lead-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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