In response to Karnataka's Rural Development Minister KS Eshwarappa's accusation of inciting people, State Congress Chief DK Shivakumar on February 21 slammed Eshwarappa, labelling him a ‘mad man’, and stated that a sedition case should be filed against him.

“Eshwarappa is a mad man. He speaks nonsense. A sedition case should be invoked against him and BJP should sack him. No one in this country can pardon him. He had said that the national flag should be replaced with a saffron flag at the Red Fort. I don't know why BJP is keeping mum,” said Shivakumar while addressing the media.