In Bidar, some BJP activists pelted stones at the JD(S) office and burnt an effigy of Gowda. In Gulbarga, BJP members staged a protest near the deputy commissioner’s office against the statements of Gowda. In Dharwad, BJP members held a protest and burnt effigies of ‘3 Idiots’ –– H D Deve Gowda and his sons. Protests were held in Hubli, Koppal, Karwar, Davangere, Chitradurga, Shimoga, Bellary, Raichur and Bijapur.
Published 11 January 2010, 17:30 IST