Mandya: Emotions ran high at the JD(S) party workers meeting held at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan here on Friday last to discuss the selection of candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha election as the workers demanded former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) to field Nikhil Kumaraswamy from Mandya Constituency.
Having entered into an electoral pact with the BJP, the JD(S) is said to have been allocated three seats — Mandya, Hassan and Kolar (SC) — for which the party is yet to announce its candidates. Friday’s meeting witnessed party workers demanding either HDK to contest the polls or field his son. The emotions were so high that the workers did not allow any leaders to speak demanding to announce the candidate immediately. HDK, who intervened, assured workers of not disappointing them which brought a sense of relief among them and cooled the situation down.
