Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel has warned that if the police arrest Belthangady MLA Harish Poonja, they will call for a Dakshina Kannada district bandh. Two FIRs have been lodged against MLA Poonja for allegedly threatening cops and staging a protest without permission. Kateel condemned the police action of registering FIRs against the MLA.