Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar was on Saturday caught on camera slapping a man who tried to put his arms around him. The senior leader was criticized by the BJP and on social media. In the video that has been going viral since then, Shivakumar can be seen getting irritated by the act of the man, who tried to get close to him and speed up with him.
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief, who appeared calm, can be heard telling the man, said to be a party worker: “… you should be responsible…”, footage from the cameraman present there. before asking to remove. The incident took place during his visit to Mandya, the district headquarters town, to inquire about the health of ailing veteran leader, former minister and MP G Medegowda.
Tweeting the video of the incident, BJP national general secretary CT Ravi asked Congress national leader Rahul Gandhi if he had given a “licence to violence” to Shivakumar, whom he described as a follower of Kotwal Ramachandra, one of the Bengaluru underworld dons. was. in the 1970s and 1980s. “Karnataka Congress President @DKShivakumar slapped his party worker in full public view. If Kotwal Ramchandra’s “former disciple” treats his party worker like this, one can imagine what he will do to others. Have you “licensed” violence to DKS, @RahulGandhi?” he asked.
Karnataka BJP attacked Shivakumar for his “behavior” and called him “Rowdy Dkeshi”, saying he should learn to conduct himself in public. Posting a video of an earlier incident in which Shivakumar can be seen hitting a youth who was clicking selfies as he was about to address the media, the BJP in a tweet asked him to quit public life. Said, if “underworld-like behavior” is unavoidable.
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