BJP president J.P. Nadda warns that voting for Congress is voting for PFI during Karnataka Assembly election rally in Sorab

BJP national president J. P. Nadda claims that, during the SIddaramaiah-led Congress government, cases filed against the PFI were withdrawn and those arrested were released. As a result, violence spread in Karnataka

Voting for the Congress party is nothing but voting for the Popular Front of India (PFI), according BJP national president J.P. Nadda.

Addressing an election rally on April 28 at Sorab in Shivamogga district for the Karnataka Assembly elections, “If you vote for the JD(S), it is like voting for the Congress. If you vote for the Congress, it is nothing but voting for the PFI. These are all political parties that support anti-social elements that cause violence in society. People should keep this in mind while voting.”

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During the SIddaramaiah-led Congress government, he claimed that cases filed against the PFI were withdrawn and those arrested were released. As a result, violence spread in Karnataka. “Do you expect such people to come to power? Don’t you want peace in society? Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi banned PFI, and put people involved in criminal activities behind bars. If you want them to remain behind bars, you should vote for the BJP,” he said.

Reacting to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Mr Nadda alleged that Mr Kharge made the remark on the directions of Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. “I wonder how much poison is in his mind. He is making such a statement to please the leaders in the party. However, whenever such comments are made against Mr Modi, people have stood by Mr Modi and supported him,” he said.

Sorab MLA Kumar Bangarappa and Shivamogga Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra were among those who attended the election meeting.

Earlier in the day, addressing an election meeting at Kalasa in Chikkamagaluru district, Mr. Nadda said that there were a series of scams during the tenure of the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government. He alleged corruption in construction of the Malaprabha canal, recruitment of police, recruitment of teachers, a huge scam of ₹8,000 crore in development of Arkavathi Layout in Bengaluru.