Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge reprimanded party workers for chanting pro-DK Shivakumar slogans during BK Hariprasad's swearing-in, calling them useless fellows.
Kharge called out the workers as useless fellows
Jun 22, 2026
11:03 am
What's the storyCongress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday chastised party workers for disrupting the swearing-in ceremony of BK Hariprasad, the new president of the Karnataka unit.
The disruption was caused by chants of "DK-DK," a slogan supporting Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
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