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Hasanamba chappal incident gives BJP fresh ammunition against Cong

Bengaluru, Nov 11 (UNI) The incident of devotees throwing footwear at a television screen displaying Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's image during his visit to the Hasanamba temple festivities in Hassan figured prominently in the BJP's protest against price rise on Wednesday, with Leader of Opposition R Ashoka sarcastically describing it as a public 'mangalarti' for the Chief Minister and predicting that the Congress would win fewer than 20 seats in the 2028 Assembly elections.
Addressing the protest at Freedom Park here, Ashoka invoked the incident to target Shivakumar, linking it to public resentment over rising prices of essential commodities and public transport fares.
"When you went for Hasanamba's darshan, people performed a mangalarti for you," Ashoka said in a sarcastic reference to the throwing of chappals at the Chief Minister's image on the television screen.
Taking the taunt further, he said it was not Hasanamba but people in the form of Goddess Kali who had given Shivakumar darshan and taught him a lesson.
"In 2028, the people will certainly perform a mangalarti to the Congress party. You will be lucky if you win 20 seats. The Congress will not get even 20 seats in Karnataka," he said.
Turning to the price-rise issue, Ashoka accused the Congress government of going back on its pre-election assurances that there would be no increase in prices, alleging that successive hikes in milk prices and bus fares had placed an additional burden on ordinary households.
Describing the price increases as a form of "torture", particularly for the poor, he demanded relief for consumers.
State BJP president Vijayendra Yediyurappa, who led the protest along with Ashoka and Legislative Council Opposition leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, accused the government of repeatedly increasing taxes on petrol and diesel, besides raising stamp duty and hospital charges.
Taking aim at CM Shivakumar, Minister Priyank Kharge and KPCC chief BK Hariprasad, Vijayendra warned that their days in power were numbered and asserted that the BJP-led NDA would return to power in Karnataka.
Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa urged party workers to intensify their campaign against the Congress government and mobilise public support for the NDA's return to power.
The protest was attended by former Chief Ministers Yediyurappa and Jagadish Shettar, former ministers Govind Karjol and CN Ashwathnarayan, besides several legislators and senior party leaders.
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