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JDS workers attack farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar

A senior police officer said Chandrashekar, state president of Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene, had come to hold a press meet over an allegation against him.

Published: 29th May 2022 06:12 AM  |   Last Updated: 29th May 2022 01:34 PM   |  A+A A-

JDS workers created a scene at the Bengaluru Press Club and threw ink on supporters of farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar on Saturday | Shriram BN 

JDS workers created a scene at the Bengaluru Press Club and threw ink on supporters of farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar on Saturday | Shriram BN 

By Express News Service

BENGALURU: Tension prevailed for some time at the Press Club of Bengaluru after a group of JDS workers tried to spray ink on farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar on Saturday afternoon. Cubbon Park police arrested eight people soon after a complaint was filed.

A senior police officer said Chandrashekar, state president of Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene, had come to hold a press meet over an allegation against him. The JDS followers also threw slippers at Chandrashekar.

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