Congress Files Complaint Againt B Bommai Over BJP MLA's Rs 6,000 Remark
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The complaint comes following an alleged announcement of Rs 6,000 per vote in the assembly elections due in May, by Gokak BJP MLA Jarkiholi.
The Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday lodged a complaint with the police against BJP national President J P Nadda, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, and MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi levelling allegations of offering bribes to appease voters in the ensuing assembly polls in the state.
State Congress President D K Shivakumar, and legislature party leader Siddaramaiah who are signatories of the complaint have requested the police to register a case and conduct an inquiry.
The complaint comes following an alleged announcement of Rs 6,000 per vote in the assembly elections due in May, by Gokak BJP MLA Jarkiholi.
Jarkiholi, who was forced to resign as Minister in 2021 following his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, allegedly said in a recent rally in Belagavi if an incumbent Congress MLA there gives gifts and cash upto Rs 3,000, he shall give the voters the same worth Rs 6,000.
