India, Feb. 24 -- Karnataka Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy visited Belagavi BIMS Hospital to check on the health of Mahadevappa Hukkeri, a bus conductor from the North Western Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (NWKRTC) who was assaulted following a language dispute.

Hukkeri has been undergoing treatment at the hospital for the past three days after he and a bus driver were allegedly attacked by a group of Marathi-speaking youths, news agency ANI reported.

The incident took place near Sulebhavi on Friday around 12.30 pm after the assailants allegedly took issue with the conductor's inability to communicate in Marathi.

Expressing strong support for the injured conductor, according to ANI, Minister Reddy stated, "Not just the Karna...