Umanath Kotian blames Mithun Rai over violence

Mangalore Today News Network

Moodbidri, May 12, 2023: Moodbidri MLA and the BJP candidate Umanath Kotian said at a press conference in Mangaluru that Mithun Rai stopped his car near the BJP workers, who were shouting slogans in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, leading to the skirmish.

Had he not stopped the car at that spot and instead gone to the Congress booth, there would not have been any clash, Mr. Kotian claimed.

Former taluk panchayat president Kavitha Dinesh alleged that Mr. Rai and his associates objected to the sloganeering, pushed the BJP workers, and later resorted to stone pelting. She too was injured in the pelting, she claimed.

Mr. Kotian further said the Congress had resorted to violence after realising its defeat in the elections. The BJP workers too have filed a complaint with the Kavoor police seeking suitable action against Mr. Rai and others, he added.