BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and editors of two Kannada news portals have been booked for spreading false information that a farmerโs death was connected to a Waqf land dispute.
A farmer named Rudrappa Channappa Balikai in Karnatakaโs Haveri district allegedly committed suicide after his land was โtaken overโ by the Waqf board, according to a post on X posted by Tejasvi Surya that has since been deleted.
Additionally, Surya accused Minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of creating โcatastrophic effectsโ that are distressing the stateโs farmers.
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