Bengaluru, June 21 -- Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's sharp rebuke to party workers at the 'Sankalpa Samavesha' programme here on Sunday turned the event into a flashpoint over internal discipline after slogans in support of Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar briefly disrupted proceedings.

As sections of the crowd raised "DK-DK" chants, Kharge intervened in a visibly agitated tone and delivered a stinging warning, asserting that the programme was meant for the party and not individual leaders.

His remark - "You useless fellows." - stood out as the most pointed moment of the address, underscoring his frustration with the disruption.

"This is not an individual's programme, it is a party programme. You useless fellows. There is ...