<p>Traffic on Ballari Road, which was crawling with weekend travellers, was paralysed for more than two hours as a sea of Congress workers came to the airport to welcome D K Shivakumar, who landed in the city after his release from jail.</p>.<p>As the open vehicle carrying the Congress leader moved slowly, over 500 vehicles spent nearly an hour to reach nearby Chikkajala. Traffic came to a grinding halt at Hebbal though Shivakumar had got into a car.</p>.<p>Commuters vented their ire on social media, with many questioning the need to hold such a rallies in public and suggesting that a place like Palace Grounds should have been used for such celebrations.</p>.<p>Others advised Congress leaders to show responsibility. Replying to a tweet by a Congress spokesperson, Rakesh Malhotra wrote, “1000’s are suffering @BLRAirport. While we understand your exuberance, at the least a 133-year-old party could have managed this better.”</p>.<p>Meanwhile, an ambulance carrying a patient was stuck in the jam for nearly 15 minutes.</p>.<p>The traffic police had a hard time clearing the way for the vehicle. To a question on whether the police had given permission for the rally, DCP Northeast Bheemashankar Guled said, “We had orally given permission for the procession on the request from Shivakumar’s followers.”</p>
<p>Traffic on Ballari Road, which was crawling with weekend travellers, was paralysed for more than two hours as a sea of Congress workers came to the airport to welcome D K Shivakumar, who landed in the city after his release from jail.</p>.<p>As the open vehicle carrying the Congress leader moved slowly, over 500 vehicles spent nearly an hour to reach nearby Chikkajala. Traffic came to a grinding halt at Hebbal though Shivakumar had got into a car.</p>.<p>Commuters vented their ire on social media, with many questioning the need to hold such a rallies in public and suggesting that a place like Palace Grounds should have been used for such celebrations.</p>.<p>Others advised Congress leaders to show responsibility. Replying to a tweet by a Congress spokesperson, Rakesh Malhotra wrote, “1000’s are suffering @BLRAirport. While we understand your exuberance, at the least a 133-year-old party could have managed this better.”</p>.<p>Meanwhile, an ambulance carrying a patient was stuck in the jam for nearly 15 minutes.</p>.<p>The traffic police had a hard time clearing the way for the vehicle. To a question on whether the police had given permission for the rally, DCP Northeast Bheemashankar Guled said, “We had orally given permission for the procession on the request from Shivakumar’s followers.”</p>
