<p>Rebellion in the Congress party over expansion of cabinet by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has intensified further.</p>.<p>On Thursday morning, over 1,000 supporters of Challakere MLA T Raghumurthy who include office-bearers of district KPCC, zill panchayat, taluk panchayat and gram panchayat members left for Bengaluru by several buses and private vehicles to stage a protest in front of KPCC office seeking a berth to their leader.</p>.<p>They have threatened to resign en mass if Raghumurthy is not accomodated in the cabinet.</p>.<p>Most of them hail from Parashurampur, Hotteppanahalli, Gollarahatti, Turuvanur, Dodderi, Jajur, Megala and surrounding villages.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Vande Mataram Jagrati Vedike members staged a protest near the deputy commissioner's office on Thursday morning against the party high command's decision of denying a berth to Raghumurthy.</p>.<p>Out of six Assembly segments in the district, the Congress party has won only in Challakere segment. Hence, there were high hopes that he would be accommodated in the ministry.</p>
<p>Rebellion in the Congress party over expansion of cabinet by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has intensified further.</p>.<p>On Thursday morning, over 1,000 supporters of Challakere MLA T Raghumurthy who include office-bearers of district KPCC, zill panchayat, taluk panchayat and gram panchayat members left for Bengaluru by several buses and private vehicles to stage a protest in front of KPCC office seeking a berth to their leader.</p>.<p>They have threatened to resign en mass if Raghumurthy is not accomodated in the cabinet.</p>.<p>Most of them hail from Parashurampur, Hotteppanahalli, Gollarahatti, Turuvanur, Dodderi, Jajur, Megala and surrounding villages.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Vande Mataram Jagrati Vedike members staged a protest near the deputy commissioner's office on Thursday morning against the party high command's decision of denying a berth to Raghumurthy.</p>.<p>Out of six Assembly segments in the district, the Congress party has won only in Challakere segment. Hence, there were high hopes that he would be accommodated in the ministry.</p>
