MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, while speaking at a Ram Navami event, boasted about being present during the demolition of the Babri Masjid. He targeted Muslims, asserting that Sanatan Dharma existed long before the birth of Islam. He claimed that Waqf land belongs to Hindu temples and religious sites. He declared that if he were the Chief Minister, he would kill all the Muslim “stone-pelters” and those allegedly involved in the Hubballi station incident. He then asked the audience whether they want a Chief Minister who would take such actions.