Congress's DK Shivakumar booked for throwing currency notes on people during Mandya rally
Congress's DK Shivakumar booked for throwing currency notes on people during Mandya rally
An FIR has been registered against Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar for throwing currency notes on people during an election rally in Mandya.
Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar has been booked for throwing currency notes at people during an election rally in Mandya on March 29.
The Election Commission of India registered a complaint against D K Shivakumar for showering currency notes on people at a poll rally, based on which a non-cognisable offence was registered against him.
Based on the complaint, a local court issued directions to book the Congress leader, following which the Mandya rural station registered a case against him.
In a video that went viral, Shivakumar was seen standing atop a bus and throwing currency notes at people taking part in the election rally near Bevinahalli. Shivakumar was taking out a Congress "Praja Dhwani Yatra" in the run-up to the Karnataka election.