MYSURU, Feb. 15 -- Protesting against the attack on Hassan BJP MLA's residence, the BJP staged State-wide protests this morning. In Bengaluru, BJP leaders marched into Raj Bhavan and submitted a memorandum to the Governor.
The release of an 80-minute audio recording yesterday morning had repercussions on the streets of Hassan with JD(S) workers protesting outside BJP MLA Preetham Gowda's residence at Vidya Nagar. The situation soon turned violent in which one man was injured.
In the audio clip, a man, purportedly Preetham Gowda, is heard commenting on the health of JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, and doubting survival of the party. Preetham Gowda has claimed that the voice is not his.
Soon after the a...