Udupi: When retired Justice of Bombay and Karnataka M.F.  Saldanha, has demanded Severe action against the Udupi MLA K. Raghupathi Bhat and his protector/senior minister, Dr. V.S. Acharya for defiling, defecting, and desecrating St. Mary’s island where Christians will never pray St. Mary off Malpe on an island again and where Yuva congressmen cleansed the area on Friday, found littered with liquor bottles, contraceptives, and drug injectors in a heap, the errant, MLA K. Raghupathi Bhat has denied all charge hurled against his face by responsible citizens in the country.

That is to say that he had nothing to do with the “folk music festival” organised by him and DC M.T. Reju, with 3w concepts Girish Shetty on St. Mary island.

He had “no intention of spieling”  his (tainted) reputation such as there was, as the mastermind.

He was not against protests so well organised by Congressmen either. But Congress party had linked him with “the Rave party controversy there”, he said in defence.

So he accepted it was a “rave party” and was only watching. Which again may be ”no crime” as per ‘Eshwarappa’s verdict.

Bhat accused Pramod Madhwaraj and other Congressmen of trying to sully his name without any basis or reasoning.

Bhat charged Pramod of accepting bribes in UPCL agitation case.

He agreed that Girish .S of 3WC was his classmate, and of Pramod too.

Bhat claimed that he spent only 10 minutes on the island, but some Youngsters had violated the conditions of the Zouk festival, only to hall him in. He would depict Indian culture in future shows.