Siddaramaiah Fined Rs 10,000 By High Court, Summoned On March 6

The court also ordered the Congress leaders to physically appear before a special court for people's representatives

The Karnataka High Court today ordered Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to appear in court on March 6 in a case of holding protests and blocking roads in 2022. Other Congress leaders who have been named in the case are ministers MB Patil and Ramalinga Reddy, and Randeep Singh Surjewala.

The court ordered the Congress leaders to physically appear before a special court for people's representatives.

Siddaramaiah and the other Congress leaders had held a protest in 2022, demanding former state minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa's arrest over alleged links in the death of a contractor, Santosh Patil.