DKShi’s arrest: Protesters besiege DC office in Shimoga


Team Udayavani, Sep 4, 2019, 4:57 PM IST

Shimoga: The supporters of Karnataka leader D K Shivakumar who were protesting against the arrest on Wednesday besiege the minister Kota Srinivas Poojary at District commissioner office here.

Srinivas Poojary, who arrived to hold a meeting with the official was besieged by the protestors. However, the police escorted him into the office.

Protests broke out in several parts of Karnataka on Wednesday following the arrest of senior Congress leader D K Shivakumar by the ED in New Delhi in connection with a money laundering case.

Shivakumar, the Congress troubleshooter from the state was arrested under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) after he had appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for questioning for the fourth time on Tuesday at its headquarters in Delhi.

The arrest of Shivakumar by the ED has drawn condemnation from opposition leaders in the state with former chief ministers Siddaramaiah and H D Kumaraswamyaccusing the BJP of using central agencies to “oppress voices of dissent”.

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