Siddaramaiah Asks Nirmala Sitharaman To Participate in Protests

BY A STAFF REPORTER: In a significant move, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday addressed a letter asking for the participation of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State Rajeev Chandrashekhar, former PM HD Devegowda, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in protests against alleged financial injustices committed by the Central Government on Karnataka. 

The protest will be staged on 7th February (Wednesday) at Delhi's Jantar Mantar. Moreover, the Karnataka High Court imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with two cabinet ministers MB Patil, Ramalingam Reddy, and Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala on 6th February, Tuesday. 

The leaders and CM are fined for participating in a protest in April 2022 where they called for KS Eshwarappa's arrest concerning the death of contractor Santosh Patil.