Mandya, March 29, 2023: Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar, on the campaign trail in Mandya, threw money on people during a rally on Wednesday. In a video, Shivakumar was seen throwing currency notes on people part of a procession near Bevinahalli.
Shivakumar, who is an aspirant for the chief minister post if Congress comes to power, was leading a rally along with other Congress members when he encountered the procession.
In the video, Shivakumar, standing atop a bus, was seen leaning to grab currency notes before throwing them on people part of the procession.
Shivakumar, who is a Vokkaliga, had earlier called on the Vokkaliga community, which forms a major votebank in the old Mysuru or southern Karnataka region, to strengthen his hands. Mandya is a JD(S) bastion, and the seven seats in the district were won by the regional party in the 2018 Assembly polls.Shivakumar and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah are nursing chief ministerial ambitions if the party comes to power after the polls due by May. This has resulted in political one-upmanship between the two.
#WATCH | Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar was seen throwing Rs 500 currency notes on the artists near Bevinahalli in Mandya district during the ‘Praja Dhwani Yatra’ organized by Congress in Srirangapatna. (28.03) pic.twitter.com/aF2Lf0pksi
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