A war of words ensued at a meeting convened by Social Welfare Minister H Anjaneya with SC/ST MPs and legislators in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
The meeting was held at Conference Hall in Vidhana Soudha and had been convened to obtain suggestions from the elected representatives regarding utilisation of grants under Special Component Plan (SCP) and Tribal Sub Plan (TSP).
During the meeting, former minister and Congress MLA P M Narendraswamy highlighted the sorry state of affairs in hostels. He also blamed the minister for not running his ministry efficiently, sources privy to the meeting said.
This irked Anjaneya, who used a foul word against Narendraswamy resulting in a verbal duel between the two. The duel went on sometime till Member of Lok Sabha from Kolar, K H Muniyappa pacified them. Later, Anjaneya tendered an apology at the insistence of a section of legislators, the sources added.
