Waqf row: FIR against Surya for sharing ‘fake’ news on farmer suicide
New Indian ExpressHAVERI : Bengaluru South BJP MP Tejasvi Surya has been booked by Haveri police along with two others for sharing a “fake” report related to a farmer’s suicide and linking it to Waqf row on social media. The MP shared the “fake” report published by two Kannada digital media platforms on his social media account on Thursday, stating that it was the first death in Haveri due to Waqf row. A senior police officer from Haveri said Rudrappa Balikayi’s father Chennappa filed a complaint stating that his son died by suicide on January 6, 2022, and he had taken loans amounting to Rs 7 lakh. Reacting to police action on Friday, Surya, who is in Haveri campaigning for BJP candidate Bharat Bommai, said farmers from Haveri met the visiting JPC chairman and submitted a petition stating that the farmer ended life after learning that his four acres of land had been listed as Waqf property.
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