Kodihalli Chandrashekar expelled from state Raitha Sangha president's post

Bengaluru: Farmer leader Kodihalli Chandrashekar has been expelled from the president post of state Raitha Sangha.

Basawarajja has been appointed in Kodihalli Chandrashekar’s place

The decision was taken at a meeting held in Shivamogga’s raitha Sangh office.

The action was initiated against him after an alleged sting operation was aired by a Kannada news channel, in which farmers’ leader Kodihalli Chandrashekhar, who led the KSRTC employees’ strike in April 2021, is purportedly seen dealing for Rs 35 crore to end the strike.

The strike was spearheaded by KSRTC Employees’ League led by Mr. Chandrashekhar, as against the KSRTC Staff and Workers’ Federation, the older union in the corporation. The strike from April 7 to April 21, 2021, had paralysed services across the State and led to the dismissal of hundreds of employees, some of whom have not been reinstated.