Belagavi, March 8 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Canara (Uttara Kannada), Anantkumar Hegde, has been booked for illegally hoisting a religious flag and a setting up a news board named "Savarkar"in Batkal taluk last week.

According to the Batkal rural police, Hegde hoisted the "hanuma dwaja" and affixed Savarkar board at Tegginagundi village in Batkal taluk during an event last week, after he was informed that the Hebale gram panchayat had removed those.

"Come I'm with you, will see who has guts to remove the hanuman dwaja and Savarkar board," he had told party workers.

People familiar with the matter said that the gram panchayat had removed the flag and the board about six months ago citing lack of permission.

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