Bengaluru, August 19: Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President DK Shivakumar today announced that the Congress party would take up state-wide protest rallies against the Governor for issuing prosecution sanction against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, “The protest rallies will be held in all district headquarters across the State. All the party leaders and workers will participate in the protest.”
“The Governor is making a case out of nothing. This is a murder of democracy and we will protest it. We have instructed our party leaders to carry out peaceful protests and ensure that anti-social elements don’t infiltrate the rallies and create trouble.”
Asked about the meeting with AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, he said, “We briefed him about the developments in the State.” Asked about nation-wide protests about Governor’s decision, he said the AICC would decide on that.
Replying to a query about fixing of new crest gates for Tungabhadra dam, he said, “The crest gate has been successfully installed. Kumaraswamy, Bommai, Vijayendra, Karjol and others had criticised us for this. Criticisms die but good work lives on. I would like to thank everyone involved in fixing the crest gate.”