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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (MS)
Mangaluru, Aug 23: Congress supporters organized a procession from the residence of MLC Ivan D’Souza in Valencia to Kankanady, condemning the stone pelting incident on his house by unidentified miscreants.
During the procession, Congress workers raised slogans against the BJP. The police intervened and stopped the protesters as they reached Kankanady Junction. Following this, the Congress members held a sit-in protest.
MLA Ivan D’Souza, Congress district president Harish Kumar, former MLA J R Lobo, and senior leaders P V Mohan, M G Hegde, Suresh Ballal, Padmaraj, Praveen Chandra Alva, Shahulbahamid, Shalet Pinto, Vishwas Kumar Das, and Devi Prasad Shetty were present at the protest.
It may be recalled, while addressing the party workers on August 19 during a protest against the Governor, which the Congress had called over his order for an investigation of chief minister Siddaramaiah in the MUDA case, Ivan D'Souza said that the Governor can also face former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina-like situation.
On late Wednesday, some bike-borne miscreants, pelted stones at the residence of Ivan D'Souza twice and escaped from the spot. The police said that they have launched a hunt to arrest the accused.
The police have beefed up security at the MLC’s residence and surrounding areas following the stone pelting incident.