Bengaluru, 25 March

BJP on Tuesday held protests in various parts of the State against Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's purported comments regarding changing the Constitution to accommodate 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in the State.

However, the senior congress leader on Monday denied making any such comments and claimed that he was "misquoted".

Condemning his purported statement, BJP workers and members protested in Mandya, Chikkaballapura, Mysuru and Kalaburagi accusing the government of practicing "appeasement politics".

In Bengaluru, protests were held in Basavanagudi, Padmanabhanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar.

In Mysuru, the protest led by BJP MLA TS Srivatsa was held in front of Ambedkar statue with protesters chanting "Jai Bhim" and accusing Shivakumar and the Congress party of being "anti-Dalit" and "anti-Constitution".

In Bidar, the BJP workers burnt effigy's of Shivakumar.

In Hubballi, the protest led by BJP MLA Mahesh Tenginkai at city's Sangolli Rayanna Circle saw many hit portraits of Shivakumar with slippers.

Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a Bill to provide 4 per cent reservation for Muslims in public contracts, amidst strong protests from Opposition BJP.