Minister Shivakumar's supporters have been staging a protest in front of his residence at Sadashivanagar Some of them reportedly tried to gain entry into his house The police have taken at least 100 supporters of the minister to custody
As the IT officials continued their raid on the Energy minister DK Shivakumar and his associates and relatives, at least 100 supporters were taken into custody by the police who were staging a flash protest in front of his home at Sadashivanagar.
It is reported that Shivakumar's supporters even tried to gain entry into his house. The supporters raised slogans against the Central government for using the IT department to their advantage. Some of the Congress workers even staged a protest at the Gandhi statue in Seshadripuram.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condemned the raid on his cabinet colleague in strong words. The Centre is taking "using" the IT department for its benefits. "This is undemocratic. People will not forget this and will teach BJP a lesson," Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was joined by minister Dinesh Gundu Rao in criticising the Centre for the raid.
