Congress workers block Pune-Bengaluru highway demanding Karnataka cabinet berth for Laxmi Hebbalkar
Congress supporters blocked the Pune-Bengaluru highway to demand a cabinet position for MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar. Protesters argued that her inclusion is necessary for party success and gender representation.
Why it matters
It illustrates internal party dynamics and the use of public protest as a tool for political bargaining in Karnataka.
Congress supporters blocked the Pune-Bengaluru national highway near Hire Bagewadi in Belagavi district of Karnataka, for a few minutes demanding a cabinet berth for MLA Laxmi Hebbalkar, on August 3.
They shouted slogans in favour of Ms Hebbalkar. They said that she had worked efficiently as a minister for three years in the Siddaramaiah-led government. They insisted that she be given a ministerial berth in the D.K. Shivakumar-led government.
They asked the Congress high command to ensure justice to Ms. Hebbalkar, ‘who worked day and night for the party’.
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