M M Joshi courts arrest on Uma Bharti issue

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi and about 1,000 party workers on Thursday courted arrest as part of the party's week-long 'satyagraha' in Bangalore demanding withdrawal of cases against former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti.

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Joshi courted arrest after he made a speech and was taken away in a police bus.