'Action against disgruntled leaders who stayed away from Rahul

The Karnataka Congress Sunday indicated action would be taken against disgruntled leaders who stayed away from the Congress-JD(S) joint rally, attended by AICC chief Rahul Gandhi Saturday at K R Nagar under Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, where Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamys son Nikhil is the coalition candidate.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said he had also instructed senior partymen and Ministers D K Shivakumar and M B Patil not to make any public statements on the Lingayat issue as he tried to distance the party from the controversy.

"On Mandya, what should be done we have already discussed. I have also held discussions with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. We have come to a decision on what kind of action should be taken," Rao told reporters here in response to a question about the absence of the disgruntled leaders.

"Not attending the event of Rahul Gandhi is a serious issue, but how action should be taken, where and when, we will do ..