Bengaluru: An worrisome situation arose at a Karnataka Congress program when Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge got wrestling at the workers who were raising slogans in support of Senior Minister DK Shivakumar. During the thesping tuition recurrence of the new State Congress President BK Hariprasad, the workers were continuously raising slogans of 'DK-DK'. When the sloganeering did not stop despite several attempts, Kharge reprimanded them from the stage and asked them to remain silent and sit down. The video of this incident quickly went viral on social media, on which discussion has started plane in political circles.
What happened in the program?
Many senior Congress leaders were present in the welcome and thesping tuition program of BK Hariprasad. During the programme, some workers were continuously raising slogans in support of DK Shivakumar. They were signaled several times from the stage to remain calm, but the sloganeering continued. Without this, Mallikarjun Kharge, while holding the mike, reprimanded the workers and said that this is not the program of any one leader but of the Congress Party.
What did Kharge say?
Angered by the sloganeering of the workers, Kharge said, "Shut up, sit down. Don't show that the unshortened country is in your hands." He clarified that instead of praising any one leader in the party's program, the focus should be on strengthening the organization. Kharge moreover said that if each group raised slogans only of its favorite leader, the purpose of the program would be defeated.
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In the video, Senior Minister DK Shivkumar was moreover seen trying to pacify the workers. He appealed to the supporters with hand gestures to sit lanugo and stop sloganeering. However, the noise unfurled for some time, without which Kharge had to prefer a strict tone.
Why did he warn well-nigh discipline?
In his address, Kharge emphasized party discipline. He said that the Congress organization is worthier than any one individual and the identity of the workers is moreover with the party. He moreover said that there are videos of sloganeering and uproar that took place in the programme and whoopee will be considered versus those who indulged in indiscipline.
Why has there been increased turmoil in Karnataka Congress?
The incident comes at a time when Karnataka Congress is trying to alimony the organization united without the recent leadership change. Without a long tussle over the post of senior minister, DK Shivakumar has taken tuition of the state. Earlier, there had been continuous discussions regarding leadership between the supporters of Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.
Did the viral video increase political discussion?
After the video of Kharge's outrage surfaced, a new debate has started in the political circles. Opposition parties are linking this to the internal factionalism of the Congress, while Congress leaders say that the party leadership was only trying to maintain discipline. At present this video is stuff shared rapidly on social media and remains the part-way of political discussions.
