The woman, a bank manager, had complained that she had communicated with Ali about an insurance policy and Ali had been sending obscene and abusive messages to her on WhatsApp.
Congress leader seen urging party workers to keep the farmer protests going by supplying all necessary things like vegetables and liquor to the protestors.
Some news reports have mentioned sting Dharme Gowda's driver that he was upset after the incident of manhandling in the Karnataka Legislative Council on December 15.