<p>“More than 150 of our party members went and sat on the road. The police came and dispersed them,” said Hanumanthaiah, a JD(S) supporter. Protesters, comprising women and men, also lay down on the road in an attempt to block traffic. <br />One of them leapt into the path of a moving car, and sustained slight injuries before police were able to rescue him.<br /><br />Police had little choice but to use force to disperse the crowd. JD(s) workers claimed that police lathi-charged them, but speaking to Deccan Herald, G Ramesh, DCP (central), denied it.<br />“We had to clear them off the road and we did. We pushed them to the side but no lathis were used,” he claimed.<br />Damodar, a passerby, was critical of the protesters. “They were ready to commit suicide and threatened drivers passing through. We, the public want corruption by the BJP and the <br />JD(S) to be checked,” he said.<br /><br /></p>
<p>“More than 150 of our party members went and sat on the road. The police came and dispersed them,” said Hanumanthaiah, a JD(S) supporter. Protesters, comprising women and men, also lay down on the road in an attempt to block traffic. <br />One of them leapt into the path of a moving car, and sustained slight injuries before police were able to rescue him.<br /><br />Police had little choice but to use force to disperse the crowd. JD(s) workers claimed that police lathi-charged them, but speaking to Deccan Herald, G Ramesh, DCP (central), denied it.<br />“We had to clear them off the road and we did. We pushed them to the side but no lathis were used,” he claimed.<br />Damodar, a passerby, was critical of the protesters. “They were ready to commit suicide and threatened drivers passing through. We, the public want corruption by the BJP and the <br />JD(S) to be checked,” he said.<br /><br /></p>
