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Members of the Kuruba community held protests against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka's Raichur following the impending resignation of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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00:00There are protests that are underway. Those pictures on your screens as these are members of the Kuruba community who
00:07have staged this protest after hearing of Sidhara Maya's resignation. The Kuruba community that has always supported Sidhara Maya getting
00:14rather emotional, staging a protest, hearing that their leader is all set to put down his resignation.
00:20Protesters who gathered at the Ambedkar Circle, raising slogans against the Congress High Command, especially Rahul Gandhi, and attempted to
00:30burn Rahul Gandhi's effigy and even his pictures.
00:36So much so that the police had to intervene. The police had to stop them. But backlash that is coming
00:43in for Rahul Gandhi, the top leadership of the Congress that led Sidhara Maya to take this decision, that left
00:51him with no choice but to step down, that forced him to put down his resignation and say that it
00:57is DKS who will now take over.
00:58But the anger, instead of simmering for DK Shiv Kumar, is now rolling out for Congress top leadership Rahul Gandhi
01:07in specific, where you see those pictures of how the Kuruba community is staging these protests.
01:13They are angry over why Sidhara Maya has been asked to step down. They have always supported his leadership and
01:19stood by him for years.
01:20And here they are expressing their anger, burning pictures of Rahul Gandhi, his effigy, at the protest that is being
01:30staged by them at Ambedkar Circle.
01:33Anger that is growing for Rahul Gandhi, for the Kuruba community, because they believe that it is Rahul Gandhi who
01:40executed this decision, who ordered this decision, who left Sidhara Maya with no choice but to step down,
01:48who made it clear that Sidhara Maya has to resign as Chief Minister and DKS will take over.
01:57And for all of this, they hold Rahul Gandhi responsible.
02:01Very, very clear in the sort of pictures that are now coming to light.
02:04This is from Ambedkar Circle, where these protests are underway and anger is brewing for Rahul Gandhi,
02:11the Kuruba community that is angry that Sidhara Maya is going to put down his resignation.
02:16Remember, 2.30 is the exact time that has been set for Sidhara Maya to tender his resignation.
02:23He will be accompanied by DKS.
02:25And 3 p.m. is when they will be doing a joint press briefing.
02:30But will his words in any way sort of calm the emotions of his supporters?
02:37As everyone is waiting to hear from Sidhara Maya, so far we only have information of what happened at the
02:43breakfast meeting this morning,
02:44where we heard how he got extremely emotional.
02:47But what will he say to all those people who supported him all these years?
02:51Let me take this back to my colleague Sagai Raj to get further details of how the Kuruba community is
02:56staging this protest,
02:57holding Rahul Gandhi responsible for why Sidhara Maya is having to step down and no anger for DKS instead.
03:33Let's go, let's go!
03:33Let's go, let's go, let's go!
04:06Let's go, let's go, let's go, let's go!
04:16Let's go, let's go!
04:16Let's go, let's go!
04:17Let's go, let's go!
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