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A gathering convened by the Karnataka Youth Congress astatine the KPCC bureau successful Bengaluru connected May 18 to program for a protestation against the NEET introspection fiasco turned into a conflict crushed betwixt 2 factions, starring to a heated altercation and jostling, which astir came adjacent to fist fight. It galore beryllium noted that the Congress is readying a protestation against NEET connected May 21.
A conception of Youth Congress workers and leaders — upset implicit the caller suspension of 17 radical — were incensed astatine the enactment taken by State Youth Congress president H.N. Manjunath Gowda, condemning his “dictatorial” attitude. Congress sources said that the enactment leaders and workers were suspended since they had not attended a fewer meetings that had been convened earlier. Among the suspended included State Youth Congress vice-president Deepika Reddy.
It is learnt that the contented came up erstwhile immoderate of the suspended leaders and workers questioned the enactment taken against them and sought a effect from State Youth Congress in-charge Nigam Bhandary connected the ground for their suspension. The radical became furious erstwhile a idiosyncratic from Mr. Gowda’s faction intervened, asking them what their locus standi was to inquire specified a question, sources said. While Ms. Reddy sought an explanation, Mr. Gowda is learnt to person told her that a abstracted gathering would beryllium called to sermon the issue.
Meanwhile, a verbal altercation broke retired betwixt the 2 groups, with suspended leaders raising slogans against Mr. Gowda. Workers pushed astir chairs, jostled with each other, and erstwhile the concern came adjacent to a fist fight, immoderate workers intervened, sources said.
Ms. Reddy is learnt to person said that the enactment taken against her was a effect of governmental vengeance and a conspiracy against women, not a disciplinary action.
