Karnataka Assembly Polls: BJP Objects to Atiq Ahmed’s ‘Friend’ Imran Pratapgarhi’s Name in Congress’ Campaigner List

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a scathing attack on the Congress for including the name of its Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi in the list of star campaigners for the Karnataka Assembly elections. The BJP alleged that Pratapgarhi was a close associate of late gangster Atiq Ahmed.

“Imran Pratapgarhi called Ateeq his guru, Congress is appointing such persons with criminal background to appease minorities. Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf were his (Imran Pratapgarhi) friends. Imran used to call him brother…Congress has put him in the list of star campaigners for Karnataka elections, which shows that Congress is in support of criminals and anti-nationals.”

The Congress high command on Wednesday released a list of 40 star campaigners for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections. The list included several senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former chief minister Jagadish Shettar and party MP Shashi Tharoor.

Congress has reacted to BJP’s allegations

Responding to BJP’s objections, Congress leader Gaurav Vallabh asked what was wrong with Imran Pratapgarhi’s name in the list of campaigners for the Karnataka assembly elections.

Meanwhile, after being denied ticket from Chickpet constituency by the Congress party, KGF Babu left the grand old party and decided to file his nomination as an independent candidate. Babu was earlier suspended from Congress for his alleged anti-party statement where he said that Congress will not win more than 40 seats.

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