MB Patil’s supporter tries to set himself on fire

Vijayapura: Enraged at senior Congress leader, M B Patil’s inability to make it to the Cabinet, one of his supporters tried to set himself on fire in Bableshwar on Wednesday and a few individuals from the Gram Panchayats and Vijayapura Zilla Panchayat surrendered from their posts in dissent. 

While kerosene was brought jars to set tires ablaze amid a protest at Basaveshwar Circle in Vijayapura by Basava Sene individuals against Mr Patil and MLC, Basavaraj Horatti’s rejection from the Cabinet, one supporter of the former, Rajesh Maitali, snatched a can of kerosene and poured it on himself, however was immediately stopped by different instigators from setting light to himself.