There was high drama on the Police Commissioner’s office premises in Belagavi on Monday as BJP leaders and workers staged a sit-in front of the office taking exception to the arrest of party municipal council Abhijit Javalkar in an assault case.
The BJP leaders, led by Mayor Shobha Somanache and the former MLAs Sanjay Patil and Anil Benake, arrived at the Police Commissioner’s office to discuss the issue with the Police Commissioner but staged a snap protest saying that they were not allowed inside the office.
However, Police Commissioner S.N. Sidramappa later said that no disrespect was shown to the Mayor and BJP leaders. As soon as he received message about their arrival, he asked them to sit in the meeting hall, he said.
