Cauvery Raita Hitarakshana Samiti president and former MP G Madegowda, took Mandya MLA M H Ambareesh to task and asked him to concentrate more on the constituency.
Ambareesh met Madegowda at Congress party worker Amaravathi Chandrashekar's house on the outskirts of the city, after attending the inaugural ceremony of Panchamuki temple at Hosabudanur village in the taluk on Friday.
It is said that the MLA visited the constituency after he learnt that Congress party would field actor-turned politician Ramya in the upcoming Assembly election from Mandya constituency.
According to party workers, Madegowda said that the people have lost hopes on him (Ambareesh) as he was away from the constituency for a long time. "But, now you are seeking support, as the elections are nearing." However, Madegowda has assured to support the candidate fielded by the Congress party."
When contacted, Madegowda said, he had not visited Ambareesh, when he was suffering from health issues and thus, he met him now. "I asked him to concentrate more on the constituency," he said.
Published 11 November 2017, 13:12 IST