<p>Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress on Monday lodged a police complaint against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal over his remarks that a "great leader has set aside Rs 1,000 crore to become the chief minister".</p><p>The complaint was filed at Bengaluru's High Grounds police station on Monday evening by senior Congress leader and former MP VS Ugrappa. </p><p>Ugrappa claimed that Yatnal’s remarks made it "clear" that there was a "conspiracy to use the money gained through corruption to topple the democratically-elected Congress government in the state". </p>.‘Great leader’ ready with Rs 1,000 cr to become Karnataka CM: BJP's Yatnal.<p>He urged the police to immediately find the "Rs 1,000 crore black money" Yatnal mentioned, seize it and take legal action. </p><p>"We have acknowledged the complaint," a senior police officer told _DH_. "It is being verified but the FIR has yet to be registered." </p><p>Yatnal made the comment while speaking to news reporters in Davangere on September 29. </p>.<p>"You people know who the great leader is. I will not reveal his name. A currency note-counting machine was found in his home in the past. He has been making towering claims about a big revolution in the state politics in December," the MLA from Bijapur said. </p><p>He continued: "The BJP will not make any efforts to topple the Congress government. The government will fall on its own. Several people in the BJP have amassed massive wealth through corruption. But the party leadership will not allow them to bring down the government. We are fighting to save the party, not dissidents. We will wait till December before taking our next course of action."</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress on Monday lodged a police complaint against BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal over his remarks that a "great leader has set aside Rs 1,000 crore to become the chief minister".</p><p>The complaint was filed at Bengaluru's High Grounds police station on Monday evening by senior Congress leader and former MP VS Ugrappa. </p><p>Ugrappa claimed that Yatnal’s remarks made it "clear" that there was a "conspiracy to use the money gained through corruption to topple the democratically-elected Congress government in the state". </p>.‘Great leader’ ready with Rs 1,000 cr to become Karnataka CM: BJP's Yatnal.<p>He urged the police to immediately find the "Rs 1,000 crore black money" Yatnal mentioned, seize it and take legal action. </p><p>"We have acknowledged the complaint," a senior police officer told _DH_. "It is being verified but the FIR has yet to be registered." </p><p>Yatnal made the comment while speaking to news reporters in Davangere on September 29. </p>.<p>"You people know who the great leader is. I will not reveal his name. A currency note-counting machine was found in his home in the past. He has been making towering claims about a big revolution in the state politics in December," the MLA from Bijapur said. </p><p>He continued: "The BJP will not make any efforts to topple the Congress government. The government will fall on its own. Several people in the BJP have amassed massive wealth through corruption. But the party leadership will not allow them to bring down the government. We are fighting to save the party, not dissidents. We will wait till December before taking our next course of action."</p>
