BENGALURU: Responding sharply to developments surrounding the alleged assault and stripping of a BJP woman worker in Hubballi, Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Thursday warned Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that what he termed "dadagiri" or hooliganism would not work in the state.
Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru, Union Minister Joshi took strong exception to the episode. "What a shameful matter this is, " he asked.
Referring to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s remarks on the incident, Joshi said the Chief Minister should have restricted himself to assuring an inquiry. “Isn’t he ashamed? He could have simply stated that the matter would be looked into and an inquiry conducted. We had not demanded the resignation of the local MLA or made any other demands, ” he said, adding that the Chief Minister lacked the courtesy to even announce a probe.