Medico-legal registry of MLA Anand Singh states that he suffered injuries to his head, face, chest and eye. If this is true, legal action will be taken against MLA Ganesh, said Singh's wife Laxmi.
Bengaluru: The wife of Karnataka Congress MLA Anand Singh, who had to be hospitalised after being injured in an alleged brawl with party legislator JN Ganesh, on Sunday threatened to take legal action against the errant MLA.
"If it is true that Ganesh beat up my husband, my children and I will not keep quiet and will take legal action against him," Laxmi Singh told a section of media from Mumbai.
She is currently in Mumbai to attend a relative's wedding and is expected to return to Bengaluru soon.
Medico-legal registry of Singh (MLR 805/2019) who was allegedly assaulted by Ganesh in Eagleton resort stated that Singh suffered injuries to his head, face and left side of the chest. Report also mentioned that the eye had turned black and there was nasal blood clot.
Singh was hospitalised after he and Ganesh, both from Ballari district, had a heated argument and came to blows on Saturday night at the resort where the party MLAs are herded together amid the BJP's alleged poaching attempt, according to sources.
Asked if she has been informed that Ganesh provoked Singh, Laxmi said, "I do not know whether Ganesh provoked my husband, but can anybody try to kill somebody for provocation? Is it right?"
Asked if there was a scuffle between Ganesh and Singh in the recent past, she said, "No, they are good friends. Yes, my husband told me that in the last Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting, there was a heated exchange with (legislator) Bheema Naik. Other than that he did not tell me anything."
Replying to another query, Laxmi said she does not know when Singh would be discharged from the hospital.
"My relatives, including my brothers, who are at the hospital, said my husband is in pain," she said.
"I have made several calls, but I was told he was sleeping. Nobody is telling me the exact account of my husband's condition," she said, adding that her son had spoken to minister DK Shivakumar, who said Singh was fine.
Singh had "a black eye and suffered blunt injuries" and also complained of uneasiness in the chest, hospital sources said.
Ganesh is among the disgruntled Congress MLAs who was reportedly in touch with other dissidents in the party and was on BJP's radar in its alleged toppling game.
(With inputs from PTI)
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