CHIKKAMAGALUR: Mudigere BJP MLA MP Kumaraswamy was allegedly beaten by angry villagers in Chikkamagalur district on Sunday when he was on his way to express his condolences to the family of a woman who died in an elephant attack. Kumaraswamy has been elected from the Mudigere seat thrice in 2004, 2008, and 2018.
The MLA’s clothes were allegedly torn by residents of Hullemane village when he visited them following the death of the woman in the elephant attack. The villagers alleged that the MLA did not respond properly to provide relief to the people from continuous elephant attacks. As per information, the woman succumbed to her injuries on Sunday.
Locals say their village is being continuously attacked by elephants. They held the local administration and the MLA responsible for these attacks, alleging that he did not do anything concrete to provide relief to the people from elephant attacks.
Informing about the incident, the police said they took the MLA to their vehicle to protect him from the angry villagers. Later, in a video, Kumaraswamy was seen in a torn shirt and heard saying that the attack on him was well-planned and there was not adequate police security.
Meanwhile, with increasing attacks by elephants and other animals on crops and villagers, Mudigere taluk coffee growers president Balakrishna has sought the Union government’s intervention to keep wild animals under control. He also demanded a special task force to tackle the elephant menace. (ANI)