Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 20 -- Suspended BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal has called for the emergence of a strong and decisive Government in Karnataka by 2028, modelled on the leadership style of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Speaking at a Hindu Jagruti Vedike convention held at Kalamandira yesterday, Yatnal praised the UP Government's crackdown on criminal activities and urged similar governance measures in Karnataka.

Yatnal claimed that more than 8,000 individuals accused of anti-national activities had been neutralised in UP, asserting that stringent legal action there had created conditions where serious offenders were denied bail. "We need a Government here that can take bold decisions like Yogi Adityanath's," he said....