Siddaramaiah loses cool\, pulls mike during wordy duel with

Siddaramaiah loses cool, pulls mike during wordy duel with

Press Trust of India  |  Bengaluru 

Former landed in a controversy Monday when he engaged in a wordy duel with a woman and snatched the microphone from her, dislodging her in the process at an event in in Mysuru.

The incident which occurred during a public interaction organised by Siddaramaiah, his MLA son who represents assembly constituency, and others, was caught on camera with the video of it going viral.

While the BJP condemned the incident, of the for Women said the commission would write to police seeking appropriate action on the matter.

The meet was convened to discuss strengthening the party base in the constituency, earlier held by Siddaramaiah, ahead of the coming Lok Sabha elections.

The video showed a wordy duel between and Jamalar, a former member, who said she was upset that his son "showed up" seven months after getting elected.

I am not going to keep quiet. We are seeing Saheb today, during the election time, said during the meeting.

Her accusation irked Siddaramaiah, who said his son keeps visiting the constituency, which she strongly contested.

The woman tapped the table to buttress her point,further enraging who shouted at her and forcibly asked her to sit.

As she beat the table the second time, Siddaramaiah lost his cool and snatched the microphone with which the got entangled.

Later speaking to reporters, said the local officers did not respond and they wanted the MLA's intervention.

"The MLA does not visit our area. Where should we go if we have to get our official works done?" asked

She, however, regretted thumping the table.

In a tweet, Sharma said "NCWIndia has taken Suo Motu cognisance. Will write to Police to take appropriate action."

Condemning Siddaramaiah for losing cool, BJP state B S Yeddyurappa said, The aggrieved woman is from She is complaining that the MLA is not available.

"Instead of addressing her grievance persuasively, Siddaramaiah displayed his anger by snatching the microphone from her and shouting at her.

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First Published: Mon, January 28 2019. 18:26 IST