Cong members break IT office door retaliating raid on DK Shi

Mangaluru: The Congress members, specifically the Youth Congress activists barged into the Income Tax office, here at Attavar on Wednesday afternoon and damaged the glass door at the main entrance of the office, as a mark of resentment against IT raid on Minister for Power and Congress leader D K Shivakumar.

Around 50 persons including Congress Corporator AC Vijay Raj forcefully gained entry into the IT office premises. When they were stopped by the police and the security personnel, in a bid to enter the building, they broke the glass door at the entrance. Some even resorted to burning tyres on the road.

The Income Tax department early morning on Wednesday raided the residences of Karnataka Power Minister D.K. Shivakumar and the Eagleton Golf Resort in Bengaluru – where 44 Gujarat MLAs have been lodged since Saturday after some Congress legislators defected ahead of the polls for the Upper House.

The tax department conducted raids at 39 locations across Karnataka and Delhi.