Rahul Jarkiholi, Youth Congress leader and son of Satish Jarkiholi, Minister for Public Works, and his associates, got stuck in the lift in the district civil hospital for some time on Monday.
Rahul Jarkiholi, had come to the hospital to distribute milk to the patients. He gave away milk, bread and fruits to some patients on the ground floor. Then he entered the elevator to access the other floors but it stopped mid way. The group was stuck in the lift for nearly half an hour. Hospital staff and police then opened the doors forcibly.
Rahul Jarkiholi is an office-bearer of the Manava Bandhutva Vedike, an NGO founded by his father to combat blind belief. MBV members celebrate Basava Panchami and distribute milk to the poor, patients and children to discourage the ritual of offering milk to idols on Naga Panchami.
