'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' row: BJP forms fact-finding panel

The decision comes in the wake of an incident in Nanjangud where those who chanted 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' were allegedly stabbed

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The BJP on Monday constituted a five-member fact-finding committee on an incident in Nanjangud where those who chanted "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" were allegedly stabbed.

According to a note issued by the BJP, former deputy chief minister C N Ashwath Narayan, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, Krishnaraja MLA T S Srivatsa and former MLAs Harshwardhan and N Mahesh are the members of the fact-finding committee.

"This team will soon submit its detailed report on the incident," the statement added.