Congress Ministers and leaders of the party faced an embarrassing moment at the party’s office in Shivamogga on Wednesday when a party leader wanted to know why the State government had not arrested Sangh Parivar leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat even after a complaint was registered for his controversial statement.
Shivamogga district unit of the Congress held a meeting ahead of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s visit to Shivamogga on January 12. Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa, Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar and Medical Education Minister Sharanaprakash Patil attended the meeting.
When the district president, H.S. Sundaresh, was addressing the gathering, C.M. Khader, a leader of the party in Bhadravathi, intervened and asked why Prabhakar Bhat had not been arrested. He had made derogatory remarks about Muslim women. “He has insulted women in the country. Why are you soft on him? Don’t you consider it your responsibility to protect women?” Mr. Khader asked. Mr. Khader is the younger brother of former Union Minister C.M. Ibrahim.
