Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar, during the inauguration of the 16th edition of the Bangalore International Film Festival, at Bangalore, Karnataka, Saturday, March 1, 2025 in Vidha Saudha. Photo Credit: PTI

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar, a day after expressing his anger over the film actors/fraternity, stayed away from the Congress-provided Makedatu opposition, as well as the 16th Bengaluru International Film Festival (BIFEES) launched a threat to the industry and issued a threat to the industry, staying away from his thin presence and the industry.

Leader of Opposition in Assembly R. Ashok said that the Deputy Chief Minister used a public platform to threaten cinema artists. “Artists are left to decide whether to participate in the political padyatra organized by the Congress. It does not respect the artists in your position to tell the artists that if they go with the Congress, they will get the benefit, “Mr. Ashok said on the social media platform X.” Artists are not the property of anyone nor are they worker of the Congress party. They have the right to identify or stay away from anyone they want. Come out of the mindset of believing everyone as your slave and expect everyone to salute your party. Learn to respect artists. ,

In the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at the inauguration of the insurance on Saturday, Mr. Shivkumar not only objected to the film fraternity, which was not changing in large numbers for the padyatra, but also took exceptions to the fraternity living away from buff. He said: “We know how to tighten walnuts and bolts”.

Former Chief Minister and Belagavi MP Jagdish Sheter felt that it was a personal decision of the artists to come or not, and that it was not good to threaten them. “There is no need to scold them. In the past, the late TheSpian Dr. Rajkumar led the Gokak movement to urge the implementation of the Gokak report. ,

Attacking Mr. Shivkumar, Heavy Industries Union Minister and Steel’s HD Kumaraswamy told reporters in Kopal that the Congress has been given 138 seats.

“This question that supports them or does not arise. Shakti is in his hands. Was he given the power to tighten the walnuts and bolts of the people on the streets? Experts are to fix it. They should do what is expected from him, ”said Mr. Kumaraswamy, who was previously a filmmaker and distributor.

Actor-prose and politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy told reporters in Bengaluru: “I think everyone knows about the development in the film industry. Is his personal choice to join the public movement. Some artists did not want to identify themselves with a political party. He should learn to respect everyone and leave to tighten the walnuts and bolt businesses. ,

However, Shri Shivkumar was surprised by criticism. “Shree. Ashok or artists can speak what they want. I have spoken the truth. Let them oppose. Those who said that they would support the land, water and language issues of Karnataka, in fact, in fact, the BJP government registered cases against Sadhu Kokila, Doonia Vijay and Prem, who participated in the Mekadatu Padayatra,” he asked reporters in Udupi.

Meanwhile, Mr. Kokila, who received praise from the Deputy Chief Minister, told a TV channel that it was not true that the artists did not participate in the padyatra. “It is left for them whether to come or not. The Deputy Chief Minister has said what he has felt. ,