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R R Patil booked for 'provocative' speech on Belgaum
Updated On: 11 April, 2013 04:33 PM IST | | Agencies
An FIR has been filed against Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil by Karnataka police for promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race or language for his alleged provocative speech on Belgaum issue, a bone of contention between the two states.
Patil has also been booked under Representation of People Act for violation of the election code for the May 5 assembly poll in the state, police said here today.u00a0
The FIR was filed for "provocative utterances" by Patil at a function organised here on Sunday to celebrate the birthday of Kiran Thakur, leader of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samithi (MES) and editor of Marathi daily "Tarun Bharat", according to Belgaum Superintendent of Police Sandeep Patil.
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