The state unit of BJP, nonetheless, has distanced itself from the MLA’s assertion.
Bengaluru:
The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday lodged a criticism with the police towards BJP nationwide President J P Nadda, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi levelling allegations of providing bribes to appease voters within the ensuing meeting polls within the state.
State Congress President D Okay Shivakumar, and legislature social gathering chief Siddaramaiah who’re signatories of the criticism have requested the police to register a case and conduct an inquiry.
The criticism comes following an alleged announcement of Rs 6,000 per vote within the meeting elections due in Could, by Gokak BJP MLA Jarkiholi.
Jarkiholi, who was compelled to resign as Minister in 2021 following his alleged involvement in a intercourse scandal, allegedly mentioned in a latest rally in Belagavi if an incumbent Congress MLA there offers items and money upto Rs 3,000, he shall give the voters the identical price Rs 6,000.
The state unit of BJP, nonetheless, has distanced itself from the MLA’s assertion.
“On January 22, 2023, a senior chief of the BJP, former Cupboard Minister and a BJP MLA, Ramesh Jarkiholi introduced in Belagavi, Karnataka that the BJP would pay Rs 6,000 per vote to each voter within the ensuing Karnataka meeting elections. The incident was caught on digital camera,” the criticism mentioned.
A replica of the video footage was hooked up with the criticism as proof, it mentioned, “Ramesh Jarkiholi, on the video, will be clearly proven and heard providing money Rs 6,000 per vote to each voter soliciting votes within the ensuing elections on behalf of the BJP.” The criticism was lodged by Shivakumar, and Siddaramaiah together with different social gathering leaders on the Excessive Grounds Police Station right here.
The Congress has alleged that that is a part of a concerted conspiracy hatched on the highest ranges within the BJP with the tacit approval of the CM and Legislature Occasion chief of the BJP Bommai, Nadda and social gathering’s state chief Nalin Kumar Kateel.
“Clearly, there’s a group of BJP leaders behind this concerted design to bribe voters. This can be a blatant and brazen try to hijack democracy and are apparent felony offences underneath sections 171B, learn with 107, 120B, and 506 of the Indian Penal Code 1860. Additionally it is a bribe providing to the voters as per the provisions of part 123(1) of the Illustration of Peoples Act, 1951,” it mentioned.
Noting that there are about 5 crores voters in Karnataka, the Congress alleged that the BJP leaders are hatching a conspiracy to woo the voters by distributing Rs 30,000 crore for successful the elections. This reveals that BJP leaders have ill-gotten cash to the tune of over Rs 30,000 crores to bribe the voters and to hijack the elections.
“There are an entire group of people concerned on this conspiracy and it’ll turn out to be obvious on the arrest and interrogation of the above mentioned 4 individuals and confiscation of their cell-phones, computer systems and different digital gadgets,” the criticism alleged.
It additional said that that is additionally a match and acceptable case the place a full investigation by the Revenue Tax Division and the Enforcement Directorate ought to provoke proceedings towards the BJP’s central and state leaders, the CM of Karnataka and his Cupboard colleagues, and Jarkiholi to “unearth supply ill-gotten cash of Rs 30,000 crores more likely to be distributed to the voters of Karnataka”.
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