'Go on hunger strike, face lathi, then I'll resign': Kharge Jr. on students' stir
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge is facing backlash after suggesting that protesters demanding his resignation should first face a lathi-charge. The controversy stems from student protests over alleged irregularities in a police constable recruitment exam.
Why it matters
The remarks have intensified political friction between the Congress and BJP in Karnataka, raising concerns about the handling of student grievances and law enforcement conduct.
BENGALURU: A remark by Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge suggesting that those demanding his resignation should first face a "lathi-charge" snowballed into a political controversy on Tuesday, with the BJP accusing the Congress leader of mocking students protesting alleged irregularities in the police constable recruitment exam.Responding to criticism over the handling of protests at an examination centre in Vijayapura, Kharge said only around 120 candidates created disruption while lakhs wrote the exam peacefully. "If you disrupt the examination centre, throw open the gates and dismantle the arrangements, what do you expect us to do? Our responsibility is towards those writing the examination as well.
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