Channabasappa, known for threat to behead Siddaramaiah, is BJP candidate in Shivamogga
The Hindu
On November 2, 2015, during a protest condemning then Chief Minister Siddaramiaah’s remark on beef consumption, Mr Channabasappa announced that he would behead Mr Siddaramaiah if he dared to consume beef in Shivamogga
BJP has nominated S.N. Channabasappa, who was arrested eight years ago for a hate speech against then Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, for Shivamogga seat for the Karnataka Assembly elections, scheduled on May 10.
The party announced the name of Mr Channabasappa, 59, as the candidate late in the evening on April 19. He filed his nomination papers on April 20, the last day to do so. He was accompanied by former Minister K.S. Eshwarappa who is the sitting MLA.
Mr. Eshwarappa had announced his retirement from electoral politics on April 11. However, he was hoping that his son, K.E. Kantesh, would get the ticket from the BJP.
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Mr Channabasappa, who was elected multiple times to Shivamogga City Municipal Council and later Shivamogga City Corporation, has been involved in the activities of pro-Hindutva organisations — Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal. On November 2, 2015, during a protest condemning then Chief Minister Siddaramiaah’s remark on beef consumption, Mr Channabasappa announced that he would behead Mr Siddaramaiah if he dared to consume beef in Shivamogga.
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P.V. Vishwanath, then president of the Shivamogga unit of the Congress party, lodged a complaint with Doddapete police who registered a case on the charges of promoting enmity on grounds of religion and criminal intimidation, among others. Mr Channabasappa was arrested on November 3. Later, he was released on bail. Interestingly, at that time, the BJP had distanced itself from him for his controversial remarks.
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