Congress Files Poll Code Violation Complaint Against Droupadi Murmu
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The Congress alleged that the ruling BJP had bribed and exerted undue influence on its MLAs on July 17 and 18, alleging that they were provided luxurious rooms in the guise of training session.
The Congress in Karnataka on Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against the National Democratic Alliance's presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu and others alleging violation of provisions of the law in the July 18 presidential election.
The party alleged that the ruling BJP in Karnataka had bribed and exerted undue influence on its MLAs on July 17 and 18.
The Congress Legislative Party leader Siddaramaiah and state party president D K Shivakumar in their complaint alleged that the MLAs, who were the voters, were provided luxurious stay in a five-star hotel.
They alleged that at the "instance and consent" of the NDA candidate (Murmu), Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, the BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, BJP senior leader B S Yediyurappa, the BJP chief whip in the Assembly Sathish Reddy, the ministers and other senior leaders of BJP joined together and summoned all the MLAs of BJP to a five-Star hotel here and provided luxurious rooms, food, liquor, beverages, entertainment in the guise of a training session for MLAs on voting in the presidential election.
