Watch: Siddaramaiah loses temper as party supporters chant 'DK DK'
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Despite repeated appeals to stop the sloganeering, the chants of "DK, DK" continued, prompting an angry reaction from the Chief Minister, who was seen scolding the workers on stage.
Amid the ongoing power tussle within the Karnataka Congress, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar appeared to draw visible support from party workers, even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lost his cool during a protest rally in Bengaluru. With Shivakumar by his side at the MNREGA protest organised by the Congress, the crowd erupted with chants of "DK,DK" as the Chief Minister started begining his address was about to address the gathering.
Despite repeated appeals to stop the sloganeering, the chants of "DK, DK" continued, prompting an angry reaction from the Chief Minister, who was seen scolding the workers on stage.
"The Youth Congress leaders should keep quiet. The chief minister is addressing. We know who you are. Listen to the CM silently, the organiser said.
The incident has once again brought the simmering leadership friction within the state Congress unit to the fore. While both Siddaramaiah and D K Shivakumar have publicly maintained that they will abide by the decisions of the party high command, the episode underscores how internal power dynamics are increasingly playing out in public.
The chief minister, visibly annoyed by the interruptions, shouted at the Congress workers, urging them to remain quiet, but the slogans continued. Siddaramaiah addressed Congress leaders directly, asking, "Who are those shouting ‘DK, DK’," as the disruption persisted.
The latest development took place against the backdrop of ongoing tensions within the Karnataka Congress, where a power struggle between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar has led to lobbying by several party MLAs and MLCs in support of the deputy chief minister.
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