Congress demands Hegde’s scalp over Constitution remarks

Dharwad: The

Dharwad

City and Rural Congress

SC/ST wing

took out a rally and staged a protest in front of the deputy commissioner’s office here on Thursday, condemning the alleged remarks by Union minister of state for skill development Anantkumar Hegde about changing the

Constitution

.

Demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi drop Hegde from the ministry, the protesters said that the minister spoke lightly of the Constitution which assures equality and

freedom of speech

and expression. Later, they submitted a memorandum at the deputy commissioner’s office addressed to the President. Anand Mushannavar, Shankar Hosmani and Mahesh Hulennavar were among those who participated in the protest.

Hegde’s remarks came at a public programme in Kukanoor,

Koppal

district.