Cops file FIR against Siddu, DK for violating Covid norms

NT Correspondent

The Ramanagar police have filed a First Information Report (FIR) against 37 persons including Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar on charges of violating Covid Appropriate Behaviour(CAB) rules.

The police filed the FIR based on a complaint lodged by the Tahsildar of Ramanagar during the padayatra by Congress leaders urging the government to construct a balancing reservoir at Mekedatu in Kanakapura taluk of Ramanagar district. The other accused included Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council B.K. Hariprasad, M B. Patil, H.K. Patil, Salim Ahmed, Eshwar Khandre and KPYCC President Mohammed Nalpad.

The tahsildar has stated that Congress leaders violated Covid protocol during the relaunch of the padayatra from Ramanagar on Sunday. It may be mentioned here that several FIRs were filed against Congress leaders during the first phase of the padayatra from Sangama upto Ramanagar when it was called off due to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.