‘Beaten With Shoes, Threatened': Shivakumar Aide Slaps Charges Against Siddaramaiah Loyalist
A special officer to DK Shivakumar has accused special officer to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of assault in Karnataka Bhavan in the national capital.
A massive controversy erupted after a verbal altercation at the Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi escalated into serious allegations of assault, as H Anjaneya – a special officer to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar – accused C Mohan Kumar – assistant resident commissioner and special officer to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah – of attacking him with a shoe.
Anjaneya filed a formal complaint with Resident Commissioner Imkongla Jamir, demanding criminal proceedings against Kumar.
'I was beaten with a shoe, and it has hurt my honour and dignity. Conduct a criminal trial against him (Kumar) and give me justice," Anjanaya said in his complaint, news agency PTI reported.
Jamir confirmed the receipt of the complaint dated July 22 and said that due process will be followed.
In an elaborate complaint letter, Anjanaya alleged that Kumar has been systematically disrupting his work.
'He threatened to hit me with a shoe in the chamber of the office in front of everyone," he wrote.
'If any accident happens, Kumar will be responsible," Anjanaya warned in his letter.
His complaint also referred to Kumar's alleged past conduct, and claimed, 'If you look into the service books in the past, he has beaten M M Joshi and not given respect to senior officers and behaved with ego as special officer on duty for CM."
Anjanaya said that he had earlier sought a transfer from the Karnataka Bhavan primarily to avoid such conflicts while being posted as special officer to the deputy chief minister.
The matter was raked up by the BJP in Karnataka as the party described the incident as evidence of a deeper rift within the state government.
The clash between their aides has once again sparked talk of a power struggle between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar.
Both leaders had worked together to lead the Congress to victory in the 2023 assembly elections, but rumours about tensions between them have continued ever since.
(With PTI inputs)
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