Udupi : The Udupi unit of the Janata Dal(S) staged a p[rotest on March 29, Friday demanding a probe into the sleaze video involving Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat.
The JD(S) leaders alleged that the MLA who was actually involved in the incident was pretending innocent. JD(S) leader Deviprasad Shetty who addressed the agitators stressed the need for a thorough probe and added the involvement of the Udupi MLA in the case has been a black spot to the politicians of the region. He said Bhat always remained in controversy ever since the suspicious death of his wife Padmapriya.
The agitators submitted a memorandum enlisting their demands to Prabhudev Maane, SP. JDS leaders, Shalini Shetty Kenchanur, district vice president, and leaders like working president, Gulam Muhammad, Annaiah Naik, Jayakumar Parkala, Vishwanath Belapu and Vasudev Rao were among others who took part in the protest. A petition was later submitted by the leaders to district deputy superintendent of police, Prabhudev Mane.