BJP workers try to throw cow dung at min's house

DEMANDING stringent action against miscreants who had slashed the udders of three cows in Bengaluru recently, BJP leaders and workers held a protest in front of Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh's residence at Sharadadevi Nagar on Tuesday.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Mysuru

The BJP workers, led by MLA TS Srivatsa, gathered near the minister's residence as part of 'Black Sankranti' to protest against the heinous incident and shouted slogans against minister Venkatesh. The workers, who had brought cow dung with them, tried to throw it at the residence of the minister. But the police prevented the protesters from throwing cow dung and detained them. The protesters were ferried to DAR Grounds where they were released.