Basanagouda Patil Yatnal
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Maddur, Mandya: Bijapur City MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Thursday said that he and former MP Pratap Simha would form the Karnataka Hindu Party in the state.
Yatnal, who visited the town in the wake of a stone pelting incident reported during a Ganesha idol immersion procession recently, said at a meeting of Hindu activists, "Pratap Simha and I speak strongly in support of Hindus. We will form the 'Karnataka Hindu Party' in the state. The party's symbol would be JCB."
"If we come to power, we will remove the reservation of Muslims and distribute it to Hindus. We will demolish the illegally built mosques," he said.
Yatnal said the BJP has made a compromise in the state.
"We will bring a new government in the state if the BJP does not take it with respect. If a flag is hoisted saying 'Jai Pakistan', we will encounter them. The Yogi Adityanath-like government of Uttar Pradesh will come to power in Karnataka," he said.
"They (BJP) did not make me a minister when our party was in power. If I were the home minister, I would have fired a bullet in their mouth", Yatnal, who was expelled from the party for his alleged anti-party activities, said.
Those who pelted stones at Hindutva workers should be strictly punished, he demanded.