Shivakumar hopeful of Karnataka govt surviving political crisis
Mumbai, July 10 (UNI): Signalling an end to a day full of high political drama in city, Karnataka Congress leader and minister D.K. Shivakumar expressed hope that "all the rebel Congress-Janata Dal(S) MLAs would return home and the state government would survive the crisis" as they were being deported to Bengaluru by Mumbai Police, here late on Wednesday.
According to official sources, Mr Shivakumar, a ministerial colleague and two legislators, who had come here from Bengaluru, will be put aboard a scheduled flight from Mumbai Airport at around 2000 hrs and they will reach Bengaluru by 2200 hrs.
Released from detention after around three hours by Mumbai Police on Wednesday evening, Mr Shivakumar said, "It is shameful what the BJP has done to democracy... the government machinery is being misused."
"My friends were calling me to meet, but they were prevented. The police is deporting me to Bengaluru. I do not want to create any law and order situation here," he added, indicating he would return home (Bengaluru) on Wednesday night.
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