JDS alleges discrimination against Dalit ministers during Mysuru Dasara procession

The Janata Dal Secular (JDS) accused the Congress party of displaying 'Raj Maryade' (royal disrespect) to Dalit ministers. The JDS stated that the Congress party's culture is to use Dalits merely as a vote bank and then humiliate them after gaining power. The party criticized the alleged incident of stopping and humiliating Dalit ministers while they were proceeding to the Mysuru Dasara Jamboo Savari stage.