K'taka BJP MLC allegedly makes derogatory remark against minister Laxmi; held
Karnataka BJP MLC CT Ravi was taken into custody for allegedly using derogatory word against minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council, police said. After the minister filed the police complaint, the BJP leader refuted the allegation and termed it "false". "Ravi used a filthy word for minister and it amounts to a criminal offence," Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said.