💥 “Entitled. Violent. Untouchable.”
BJP Leader’s Son Assaults Toll Staff for Asking Fee — father Justifies It. Welcome to Karnataka’s VIP Jungle.
⚡ The Assault at the Toll Booth
In yet another episode of India’s VIP brat culture, Samarthgouda Patil, son of bjp leader and mla candidate Vijugouda Patil, allegedly assaulted toll booth staff in Karnataka’s Vijayapura district after being asked to pay the toll fee.
The young Patil was travelling in a black Thar SUV, a vehicle often seen as the modern chariot of India’s entitled elite. When the toll staff, identified as Sangappa, asked for payment, Patil reportedly replied, “I am Vijugouda Patil’s son.”
When the toll employee innocently asked, “Which Vijugouda?” — the heir lost his temper. What followed next was not dialogue, but a display of brute privilege: punches, slaps, and threats — all captured on CCTV.
🩹 Violence on Record, Justice Pending
The entire incident was caught on camera, showing Samarthgouda and his friends physically assaulting the toll employee. The man was rushed to a local hospital, while the police — in classic fashion — are “awaiting a formal complaint”.
No arrests. No FIR. No outrage from the party that preaches discipline and sanskaar.
Because when your father’s a neta, the law waits for paperwork — not the other way around.
🗣️ The father Who Justified the Assault
Instead of condemning the violence, Vijugouda Patil — a bjp leader who has contested multiple elections from Baleshwar — proudly defended his son.
“It’s natural for a son to get angry when someone speaks rudely about his father,” he said.
“What’s wrong in what he did?”
That single statement speaks louder than any CCTV footage.
Because in this culture of entitlement, violence is not shameful — it’s justified.
Accountability is not demanded — it’s explained away.
🔫 A Pattern of Power and Arrogance
This isn’t the first time Samarthgouda Patil has found himself at the centre of controversy. Videos from earlier have shown him brandishing a gun in public, a chilling display of the same arrogance now visible at the toll booth.
Every time such incidents happen, the pattern is the same: violence, justification, and silence.
And every time, the message is clear — laws are for the governed, not for the powerful.
🚧 Toll Booths Are the New Battlefields
Across India, toll plazas have become symbolic spaces — not just for collecting fees, but for exposing the raw face of privilege.
Whether it’s a minister’s son, a film star’s convoy, or a political worker on campaign duty — the message to toll staff is the same: “Do you know who I am?”
But this time, in Karnataka, that arrogance turned into assault — over a toll fee most citizens pay without question, every single day.
🧠 The politics of Impunity
Let’s be honest — this isn’t just about one young man losing his temper.
It’s about a culture where arrogance is inherited, violence is excused, and justice is optional.
A son who beats up a toll worker for asking a basic question.
A father who says, “It’s natural.”
A party that stays silent.
A police force is waiting for a complaint instead of acting on video evidence.
That’s not democracy — that’s a dynasty disguised as governance.
💬 The Real India: Two Sets of Rules
For the Samarthgoudas of India, the system bends.
For the Sangappas of India, the system bruises.
One rides a Thar, another gets thrown to the ground.
One gets tv coverage, another gets medical bills.
And we still dare to call it “New India.”
⚖️ Bottom Line: Power Has a Price — But They’ll Never Pay It
Until political parties stop shielding their own, until police stop fearing surnames, and until citizens stop treating the powerful like gods, this cycle of arrogance will continue.
Because in India’s power circles, you don’t pay tolls — you collect obedience.
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