In Vijayapura, a seer protesting the government's PPP model medical college plan slapped a police officer who confiscated his mobile phone. The seer, Sri Sanganabasaveshwar Swami of Hunshyal Math, was among protestors gathered at Minister M.B. Patil's house. The protest, led by the Vijayapura District Government Medical College Agitation Committee, has been ongoing for four months, opposing the handover of district hospital resources to a private agency. Minister Patil stated his preference for a government college and suggested political motives behind the protest.