Karnataka High Court comes down hard on Siddaramaiah

Court takes serious view of disruption of traffic

Court asks Siddaramaiah to appear for investigation

In what comes as a major embarrassment for Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the Karnataka High Court has fined him Rs 10,000 over a protest that he had held on April 14, 2022 near Race View Hotel, in Bengaluru. 

It has also asked him to appear in-person for an investigation on March 6. 

Karnataka High Court fines Siddaramaiah Rs 10,000. The court pulled him up for staging a protest that put the general public in trouble. Along with him, Ramalinga Reddy and MB Patil too have been fined for causing disruption to normal life.

The protest was held on April 14, 2022… pic.twitter.com/YK3b8D1BeN

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History of the case

The Congress had held a protest against the then BJP minister KS Eshwarappa over the death of a contractor Santosh. The party had sought Eshwarappa’s resignation over the death. 

However, a case was registered at the High Grounds police station as the protest held by the Congress had disrupted traffic movement. 

High Court comes down hard

Refusing to take a considerate view of the issue, the judiciary noted that the public can’t be inconvenienced over protests. In fact, the court also pulled up other Congressmen Ramalinga Reddy and Randeep Surjewala, apart from fining them the same amount.