Bharatiya Janata Party MLA G. Janardhan Reddy has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, demanding an immediate Z-category security for him.
Referring to the recent clashes in Bellary, Reddy said there was a "pre-planned assassination attempt" on him.
The Gangavati MLA said the attack on his residence was "not an ordinary political clash, but a pre-planned and systematic assassination attempt allegedly carried out by Ballari Congress MLA Nara Bharath Reddy and his associates".
Tension began in Bellary on Thursday after supporters of Nara Bharath Reddy and Janardhan Reddy allegedly clashed over the installation of a banner for the unveiling of a Valmiki statue.
Reddy alleged that supporters of Bharath Reddy attempted to illegally erect banners inside the fencing area of his house and were driven away following police intervention.
"Bharath Reddy's close aide Sathish Reddy, along with 40-50 armed men, trespassed into his premises carrying bottles, stones, clubs and deadly weapons, sat inside the compound and openly issued threats, while police remained mute spectators," he said.
The situation reportedly escalated by evening, with stone-pelting and gunfire leaving one person dead.
"By God's grace and sheer luck, I narrowly escaped death," Reddy said, adding that the police failed to control the situation.
'Bullet not fired by police'
Meanwhile, Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said the bullet that caused the death of a person during recent clashes in Ballari was not fired from police weapons and likely came from a private revolver.
"I had sent the ADGP (Law and Order), who is still at the spot. As per preliminary reports, the bullet that killed the person was not fired by the police and does not match police ammunition. It appears to have been fired from a private weapon. The bullet has been sent to the forensic science laboratory," Parameshwara said.
The minister further told reporters that firearms seized from all those present at the scene would be sent for ballistic examination.
