'Go on hunger strike, face lathi-charge, then I'll resign': Priyank Kharge's on student protests
Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge defended police actions during protests over a police constable recruitment exam, saying only around 120 candidates disrupted the exam while lakhs wrote peacefully.
Candidates at Tikota Sharadamba PU College in Vijayapura alleged irregularities because OMR sheet serial numbers did not match question paper numbers, but the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) rejected the claims, stating no such rule exists.
Kharge challenged protesters to go on a 25-day hunger strike and face a lathi-charge, promising to resign, and cited the BJP government's handling of the PSI scam, asking why Basavaraj Bommai or Araga Jnanendra did not resign.
The BJP and JD(S) condemned Kharge's remarks, with opposition leader R Ashoka demanding Kharge's immediate resignation.
The exam was held to fill 1,453 civil police constable vacancies across Karnataka.
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