<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Sunday expressed solidarity with former minister Vinay Kulkarni and said he would be an active part of the party’s organization work. </p>.<p>The former legislator recently came out of prison to a rousing, crowded welcome. </p>.<p>“100%, we will involve him completely. He’s a senior party leader and a former minister,” Shivakumar said of Kulkarni. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/d-k-shivakumar-surprised-as-zameer-ahmed-khan-claims-ed-raid-was-about-assets-1016927.html" target="_blank">Former minister Vinay Kulkarni walks out of prison on bail</a></strong></p>.<p>He attacked the BJP government for booking cases against Kulkarni for violating Covid-19 protocols.</p>.<p>“Why weren’t cases filed against union ministers and other (BJP) leaders? Are they following Covid-19 guidelines properly? The government is acting as per its whims and fancies,” he said. </p>.<p>Responding to BJP national general secretary C T Ravi’s claim on the BJP’s role in the freedom struggle, Shivakumar sarcastically said: “It is Ravi who got independence to our country.” </p>
<p>KPCC president D K Shivakumar on Sunday expressed solidarity with former minister Vinay Kulkarni and said he would be an active part of the party’s organization work. </p>.<p>The former legislator recently came out of prison to a rousing, crowded welcome. </p>.<p>“100%, we will involve him completely. He’s a senior party leader and a former minister,” Shivakumar said of Kulkarni. </p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/d-k-shivakumar-surprised-as-zameer-ahmed-khan-claims-ed-raid-was-about-assets-1016927.html" target="_blank">Former minister Vinay Kulkarni walks out of prison on bail</a></strong></p>.<p>He attacked the BJP government for booking cases against Kulkarni for violating Covid-19 protocols.</p>.<p>“Why weren’t cases filed against union ministers and other (BJP) leaders? Are they following Covid-19 guidelines properly? The government is acting as per its whims and fancies,” he said. </p>.<p>Responding to BJP national general secretary C T Ravi’s claim on the BJP’s role in the freedom struggle, Shivakumar sarcastically said: “It is Ravi who got independence to our country.” </p>
