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Congress workers take out victory processions

Staff Correspondent

Congress leaders in the district have called for Kumaraswamy's resignation Party leaders in Bijapur call for Chief Minister Kumaraswamy's resignation

BIJAPUR: Congress workers celebrated the victory of former Deputy Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Chamundeshwari byelection in Bijapur and Bagalkot districts on Thursday.

In Bijapur city, activists of the Congress, the AHINDA, Kanaka Sene and Zilla Kurubara Sangha came out on the streets in large number and smeared `gulal' on one another. They burst crackers at many places including Gandhi Chowk, Basaveshwar Circle and Ambedkar Chowk.

Much to the chagrin of Janata Dal (S) members they burst crackers just outside that party's district office and raised slogans against former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda and Chief Minister, Kumarswamy.

They took out victory processions and office-bearers of the District Congress Committee, Shrishaia Jogur, Panchal, Jyothiram Pawar, Vasant Hanmode and Dasgir Sab, and AHINDA leaders, Akram Mashalkar, Prabhugouda Patil, Somnath Kallimani, S.M. Madivalar and others participated. Members of Kuruba Sangha and Kanaka Sene took out a motorbike rally with a portrait of Sangolli Rayanna, an iconic figure of the community, who braved the British Army.

Victory celebrations are being held in Sindagi, Muddebihal, Basavanabagewadi, Indi, Hungund, Guledgud, Badami and Jamkhandi.

Resignation sought

The DCC president Sharanappa Sungar urged Mr. Kumaraswamy to resign taking moral responsibility of the defeat of the Janata Dal (S) candidate Shivabasappa.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the Janata Dal (S) misused official machinery to influence voters. It became a costliest election campaign with the ruling party pumped crores of rupees.

They did everything to rouse caste feelings and the Election Commission had to pass strictures against the Chief Minister for violating the code of conduct for the first time in the history of Karnataka.

What was appreciable was that voters in Chamundeshwari did not fall prey to these tactics, he said.

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