Summary:
Bengaluru, Sep 20 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai"s remarks, terming the farmers" protests around Delhi as "sponsored," during his reply in the assembly on Monday over the issue of price rise, saw heated exchanges between the ruling and opposition benches.
"It (farmers" protest) is sponsored by you (Congress) in Delhi.
Farmers" protest happened around Delhi.
It did not happen anywhere else in the country because it is sponsored,"Bommai said.
Congress leaders and legislators took strong exception to this, with party state president D K Shivakumar even terming the statement as an "insult" to the farmers and demanded that he apologize to them.
Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah too termed it as the "most irresponsible" remark.