Revenue minister R Ashoka on Monday said the Congress government led by Siddaramaiah withdrew 175 cases registered in Mysuru, Shivamogga and Hassan districts against 1,600 Popular Front of India (PFI) and Karnataka Forum of Dignity (KFD) activists in 2015. He claimed this helped these organisations grow.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-r-ashoka-says-siddaramaiah-government-withdrew-175-cases-against-pfi/articleshow/94635811.cms