‘Congress’ man held for egg hit on Siddaramaiah car

Highlights

• A man claiming to be a Congress worker was arrested on Saturday for hurling an egg at Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah’s car at Guddehosur in Kushalnagar.

• The arrested Sampath, who was picked up by the police on the day he hurled the egg, had to be admitted to a hospital with serious health issues. The police conducted a search after his discharge and arrested him.

• A video clip of Sampath from Somwarpet, who claimed to be a Congress worker and confessed to hurling the egg at Siddaramaiah’s car, had gone viral.

• However, it was not clear who had shot the video and who was questioning the man.

• In the video, he says, “I was angry at Siddaramaiah for his statement on Tipu and that people in Kodagu consume beef. I joined the protesting group and hurled an egg at the car.”

• “I am a follower of Jeevijaya and was in the JD(S) when he was in the party. Later, when Jeevijaya joined the Congress, I followed him,” he said.