Former Minister and BJP MLC A H Vishwanath has called upon former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to drop his plans to lead a march of Congress party supporters to Madikeri and lay siege to the office of Kodagu Superintendent of Police in protest against the alleged security lapses during his recent visit to the district when black flags were shown and eggs were hurled at his car.
Mr. Vishwanath, who is also a former MP representing Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency that covers Kodagu district as well, said the act of hurling eggs at Mr Siddaramaiah’s car was condemnable, but it does not behove the former Chief Minister to consider such acts as a ‘prestige issue’ and lead a protest march to Madikeri in retaliation, posing a threat to peace in the society.
