<p> Davangere (Karnataka): An FIR has been registered against senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa and a notice has also been served for his 'shoot the traitors' remark during an event here.</p>.<p> The case was registered by the Davangere Extension Police Station based on a complaint by Hanumanthappa (36), a resident of the area.</p>.<p> On Thursday, Eshwarappa at the event said: 'I want to appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a law to shoot the two traitors - D K Suresh and Vinay Kulkarni, who want South India to be a separate country.' Reacting to the FIR against him, Eshwarappa told reporters in Shivamogga that he was not scared of such FIRs.</p>.Is the government only for Hindutva?: Owaisi in Lok Sabha says Babri will remain where it was.<p> "I am not scared of 100 such FIRs against me on the principles related to nationalism and Hindutva,” Eshwarappa said.</p>.<p> The action was taken after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that legal action would be taken against the BJP leader for his statement.</p>.<p> Siddaramaiah also wondered whether this was the language of a leader belonging to a national party.</p>.<p> Claiming that taxes collected from the southern states were being distributed to north India, Congress M P and brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, D K Suresh said on February 1 that the southern states would be forced to demand a separate nation if the 'injustice' was not rectified.</p>.<p> Clarifying his brother's remark, Karnataka DCM D K Shivakumar had said Suresh only spoke about the public perception.</p>
<p> Davangere (Karnataka): An FIR has been registered against senior BJP leader and former Karnataka Minister K S Eshwarappa and a notice has also been served for his 'shoot the traitors' remark during an event here.</p>.<p> The case was registered by the Davangere Extension Police Station based on a complaint by Hanumanthappa (36), a resident of the area.</p>.<p> On Thursday, Eshwarappa at the event said: 'I want to appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring a law to shoot the two traitors - D K Suresh and Vinay Kulkarni, who want South India to be a separate country.' Reacting to the FIR against him, Eshwarappa told reporters in Shivamogga that he was not scared of such FIRs.</p>.Is the government only for Hindutva?: Owaisi in Lok Sabha says Babri will remain where it was.<p> "I am not scared of 100 such FIRs against me on the principles related to nationalism and Hindutva,” Eshwarappa said.</p>.<p> The action was taken after Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that legal action would be taken against the BJP leader for his statement.</p>.<p> Siddaramaiah also wondered whether this was the language of a leader belonging to a national party.</p>.<p> Claiming that taxes collected from the southern states were being distributed to north India, Congress M P and brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, D K Suresh said on February 1 that the southern states would be forced to demand a separate nation if the 'injustice' was not rectified.</p>.<p> Clarifying his brother's remark, Karnataka DCM D K Shivakumar had said Suresh only spoke about the public perception.</p>