A youth skips barricades, runs towards PM Modi in Davangere [Watch]

In yet another instance of an attempted security breach, a youth skipped barricades and ran towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy on Saturday.

The incident occurred during PM Modi's road show in Davangere. In the video doing rounds on social media, a youth can be seen trying to reach closer to the Prime Minister's convoy.

However, the cops intervened on time and took the youth into custody. The boy hails from Koppal, according to a report in NDTV.

"There was no (security) breach. It was an attempt to breach. He was stopped by the SPG. The man has been identified as Basavaraj Katagi from Koppal district. He came to Davangere in a bus to see PM Modi," the website quoted senior police officer Alok Kumar as saying.

#WATCH | Karnataka: Security breach during PM Modi's roadshow in Davanagere, earlier today, when a man tried to run towards his convoy. He was later detained by police.

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"Due to pressure on barricades put by the crowd, it fell down and Katagi attempted the breach... Legal action will be taken against him. We will also take preventive action against him so that it doesn't repeat," he added.

According to a report in Republic TV, the youth was hiding inside the premises of GMIT college and he was detained by Special Protection Group (SPG).

This is the second incident being reported in Karnataka. In January, a boy broke through the barricade and rushed towards his cavalcade during a roadshow in the Hubbali district.

Earlier, in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a strong pitch for the return of the ruling BJP, lashed out at politics of manipulation and addressed a public rally at Davanagere after getting yet another rousing reception in his seventh visit to the southern state.

The PM wrapped up a busy day of public engagements that also included a tribute to the legendary Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya and a Metro rail ride on a new route that Modi inaugurated.

In yet another stinging attack on the Congress, he said it looks at Karnataka as an "ATM" to fill the coffers of its leaders.

Seeking a resounding mandate for a successive stint for the BJP in Karnataka, Modi said a stable government led by the saffron party was the need of the hour for the State's fast paced development.

Stressing that Karnataka should be brought out of the "politics of manipulation", he said BJP wants to make the State a driving force of developed India, while the Congress looks at it as "an ATM that fills the treasury of its leaders".

This visit of the Prime Minister - his seventh to Karnataka this year - gains significance as the Election Commission is expected to announce the poll schedule for Assembly elections, due by May, in the next few days.

On Saturday, the PM also inaugurated 'Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research' in Chikkaballapura district, and Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line of Bangalore Metro in Bengaluru. He took a Metro ride after buying a ticket.

"Karnataka has seen a long period of opportunistic and selfish coalition governments, Karnataka has faced losses due to such governments So, for the fast paced development of Karnataka, BJP's full majority, stable government is needed," Modi said addressing a mega public rally organised by the BJP in the district headquarters town of Davangere.

"When no one gets full majority, will Karnataka be in bad shape or not? Do you want a strong and stable government or not? Do you want a government with full majority or not? The first job should be to bring Karnataka out of the politics of manipulation and take it forward at a fast pace," Modi said.

"The need of the hour for Karnataka is BJP's full majority, strong and stable government, it is a necessity for the bright future of Karnataka," he said at the public meeting which marked the culmination of BJP's state-wide 'Vijay Sankapla Yatre' ahead of Assembly polls.

With inputs from PTI