An FIR was lodged on Saturday in opposition to Gubbi Congress MLA SR Srinivas for allegedly assaulting a contractor, recognized as Ravikumar.
The criticism, by the contractor, said that he was hospitalised for a day following the assault.
He was discharged from the hospital later.
In accordance with the FIR, MLA Srinivas, accompanied by 10 supporters, allegedly attacked, kicked, and verbally abused Ravikumar, who was protesting exterior the PWD workplace in Tumakuru’s Gubbi on Thursday, after his tender was illegally cancelled.
The FIR was registered underneath Part 506 (legal intimidation), Part 504 (provoke breach of the peace), Part 149 (punishment for illegal meeting), Part 323 (voluntarily inflicting damage), and Part 363 (punishment for kidnapping).