Watch: Man With Gun Seen With Siddaramaiah On Campaign Trail, Police Clarify
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The incident raised eyebrows and several questions on security protocol violations since the Model Code of Conduct is already in place.
A Congress worker garlanded Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Congress's Lok Sabha candidates today during the party's roadshow in Bengaluru South. However, what caught everyone's attention was the holstered gun he tried to hold on to while getting into the open-roof vehicle next to Siddaramaiah campaigning for Sowmya Reddy near Madiwala in the city's south-east.
A video from the campaign showed the man garlanding the Congress leaders on the truck with the gun at the hip.
The incident raised eyebrows and several questions on security protocol violations since the Model Code of Conduct is already in place. Once the code is imposed, all firearms are required to be surrendered to the respective police station and any exemptions can only be obtained with an exempt permit. The arms are returned to the rightful owners once the election is over.
