Daijiworld Media Network - Beltangady (DV)
Beltangady, Dec 30: A video of raising pro-Pakistan slogan outside the gram panchayat election vote counting centre, is going viral on social media.
Reportedly, it is said that members of SDPI and BJP gathered in front of SDM PU College in Ujire to witness the counting process on Wednesday December 30. Both the parties started waving their flags and raising slogans in favour of their parties. Meanwhile, slogans are heard in favour of Pakistan.
It is not clear who raised the pro-Pakistan slogans.
It is learnt that the Beltangady police will be taking suo moto action against the incident.
Speaking to Daijiworld, MLA Harish Poonja said that he has brought this issue to the notice of home minister Basavaraj Bommai and MP Nalin Kumar Kateel. "I have spoken to superintendent of police to take strict action against those who raised pro-Pakistan slogans and book them under stringent law.”
Athaullah Jokatte, district president of SDPI said, "None of our party workers will raise pro-Pakistan slogan. This has been created by a private channel to disrupt communal harmony of the district. The SDPI will file case against this."
Dakshina Kannada superintendent of police in a message said, “A video of raising pro-Pakistan slogan is going viral on social media. One can hear pro-Pakistan slogan being raised three seconds into the video. Police are examining the case. After registering a case, the video will be probed. Any related video to the incident can be forwarded to 9480805300.”
Police have booked 10-15 members of SDPI under sections 143, 124A r/w and 149, as per latest reports.