Action against Shivakumar after complaints: Government

New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said police had stopped Karnataka Minister D.K. Shivakumar from entering a hotel in Mumbai after rebel Congress MLAs complained that they faced threats from him.
Joshi’s response came in the Lok Sabha after Congress floor leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury accused the government of imposing “martial law” in Maharashtra and accused it of “poaching” elected members from Karnataka.
Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Chowdhury said Karnataka Irrigation Minister Shivakumar was not allowed by the police to enter the Mumbai hotel where Congress and Janata Dal-Secular MLAs were staying although he had booked a room in the same hotel.
The hotel owner told him that his booking had been cancelled.
“What does it mean? Today, elected members are being poached. A Minister is not being allowed to meet them. This should stop. Democracy is being crushed,” Chowdhury said.
Responding, the Parliamentary Affairs Minister said the MLAs in Maharashtra had resigned from the Congress but their resignations had not been accepted.