Video: DK Shivakumar Hit A Party Leader Who Threw His Arm Around Him

Bengaluru:

It was marketing campaign fever at its peak. Congress flags have been thrashing the night time air and there have been chants of “DK”, “DK” because the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister (DK Shivakumar) is popularly identified. Because the chief stepped out of his SUV, and walked a number of steps, he discovered an arm round his shoulder. Irked, the chief gave the particular person an enormous thwack.

The incident, which passed off on Saturday night time, is from Savanur in Haveri. The video, in web communicate, is now going viral.

Municipal Member Allauddin Maniar, wearing yellow shirt and smiling, put his arm across the Congress chief’s shoulders, as a person in entrance was able to take an image of the 2, confirmed a video. The transfer, confirmed the clip, was instantly met with a strike by Mr Sivakumar.

The person, who continued to sport a clumsy smile, was then pushed away by the safety and different supporters.

Mr Shivakumar, 61, visibly aggravated, gesticulates him to step away. The person, now pushed again, joins the supporters because the chief continued his march.

The Congress chief was in Haveri to marketing campaign for get together candidate Vinoda Asooti.

Karnataka has 28 Lok Sabha seats and elections within the state are being held in two phases. Voting for 14 seats concluded on April 26 and the remaining 14 seats will bear polling on Might 7. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.

In 2019, the BJP virtually swept the state by profitable 25 out of 28 seats, whereas Congress and JD-S – who have been alliance companions within the state – might solely win one seat every.

This time, the BJP and JD-S are in coalition with the previous preventing on 25 seats, whereas the latter is contesting three seats.

The JDS is hamstrung by the massive sexual assault allegations towards Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of HD Deve Gowda. Amid public outcry, Mr Revanna, who’s overseas, has been suspended by his get together.

HD Kumaraswamy, Prajwal’s uncle, accused DK Shivakumar of hatching a conspiracy of circulating the movies in public after which establishing an SIT to research the matter.