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Congress leaders and workers held a protest at Mailar Mahadevappa Circle in Haveri on Tuesday, accusing central govt of filing a false FIR against Rahul Gandhi.
Lad said around 39% of ministers in the central cabinet faced criminal charges and that BJP should address those cases first.
Textiles and sugar minister Rudrappa Lamani said Rahul Gandhi had been consistently defending the Constitution, democracy and citizens’ rights. He said purifying Ramleela Maidan after Kharge spoke reflected a casteist mindset and deserved nationwide condemnation. Questioning BJP’s continuing agitation in Karnataka even after minister B Nagendra’s resignation, Lad said, “Nagendra has already resigned from his post.
The protest march began at Murugharajendra Math and moved through Kaginele Cross and Hosamani Siddappa Circle before reaching Mailar Mahadevappa Circle. Participants raised slogans against the Union govt, and alleged that democratic values were being weakened by targeting Congress. Karnataka Housing Board chairperson and MLA Srinivas Mane alleged that BJP was trying to suppress Gandhi’s struggle and had little respect for the Constitution framed by B R Ambedkar. In Hubballi, the members of district Congress committees staged a protest by marching from the new district Congress office on Lamington Road to the statue of Dr BR Ambedkar in the city. After this development, why is the BJP still taking out a padayatra?”
Haveri/ Hubballi : Haveri district Congress leaders and workers staged a protest at Mailar Mahadevappa Circle on Tuesday, accusing BJP-led central govt of filing a politically motivated false FIR against Lok Sabha opposition leader Rahul Gandhi and condemning the alleged purification of the ground where AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge had addressed a gathering.