BJP has expelled former Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat from the party for 6 years for contesting as a rebel candidate from the South-West Graduate Constituency for the Legislative Council elections.
The BJP MLA noted that Thajuddin, father of the arrested Reshaan Sheikh, is an active worker of Congress and is close to Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D K Shivakumar.
Udupi (Karnataka) [India], February 13 (ANI): Udupi BJP MLA Raghupathi Bhat on Sunday held a meeting with parents of school students and various political leaders at the Taluq office in Udupi, amid the ongoing hijab controversy in the state.
Udipi (Karnataka) [India], February 13 (ANI): Amid unrest across the country due to the ongoing hijab row, Udipi BJP MLA Raghupathi Bhat demanded National Investigation Agency (NIA) probe claiming that it is an international conspiracy.