HD Kumaraswamy, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, has sharply denounced the recent attack on a Ganesh idol procession in Mandya district, calling it evidence of a 'failure' in law enforcement. The Janata Dal (Secular) leader also warned the Congress party that its 'appeasement politics' could lead to difficulties in the future, reported PTI.

According to the report, the Minister's comments come after violent skirmishes between two factions during the Ganesh idol procession in Nagamangala on Wednesday. Kumaraswamy turned to the social media platform 'X' (formerly Twitter) to express his worries, condemning the attack and blaming a specific community for intentionally inciting trouble by targeting harmless devotees and police officials with stones, slippers, petrol bombs, and guns.