'Conspiracy to murder me', says arrested Karnataka BJP leader CT Ravi | What's the case
Hindustan TimesWhile an explosive Parliament Winter Session kept the Bharatiya Janata Party and its rival Congress clashing, another row erupted between the two parties parallelly over the arrest of BJP MLC CT Ravi in Karnataka. Karnataka BJP MLC CT Ravi was arrested on Thursday after an FIR was registered against him, for allegedly using a derogatory word against Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council, police said on Thursday. CT Ravi's arrest | Things to know Allegations against CT Ravi: According to Congress's allegation, Ravi allegedly used a derogatory word several times against Hebbalkar during an altercation between them, after the House was adjourned shortly earlier in the day, by Chairman Horatti, following an uproar over Union Home Minister Amit Shah's remarks on B R Ambedkar. Hebbalkar's allegation: Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar, who has accused CT Ravi of using a derogatory word against her in the Legislative Council, on Friday said she is in "great shock and sadness" following the incident. CM reacts: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said Ravi used a filthier word to Laxmi Hebbalkar, a Minister in my cabinet, and it amounts to a criminal offence," he said.