The president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) DK Shivakumar ,former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and other top party leaders were booked by the Karnataka police on Monday for violating weekend curfew that is in place across the state due to COVID-19 restrictions, and leading the contentious Mekedatu rally on Sunday.
The FIR was registered based on a complaint by Vishwanath, the tehsildar of Kanakapura against the leaders. Others accused are Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Malikarjun Kharge, former KPCC president G Parameshwara, Members of Parliament DK Suresh and BK Hariprasad, and senior MLA Eshwar Khandre, among others. Congress leaders flouted the guidelines imposed amid the rising in COVID-19 cases in the state.