BENGALURU: The Karnataka Congress on Tuesday filed a criticism towards the Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu for “violation of the legislation” and “interfering with the free train of the electoral rights of the voters/MLAs”.
They’ve additionally requested the CEC to declare all 122 votes solid by Karnataka BJP as invalid.
The criticism additionally names chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, BJP senior chief B S Yediyurappa and get together chief whip Satish Reddy together with the ministers and legislators.
The criticism filed by KPCC president D Ok Shivakumar, was submitted to the chief electoral officer (CEO) by a celebration delegation led by former Lok Sabha MP V S Ugrappa, former MLC H M Revanna and others.
Within the criticism, Shivakumar has claimed that the BJP candidate Murmu’s consent was taken and accordingly CM Bommai, Kateel, Yediyurappa, Satish Reddy and different senior leaders “summoned all of the MLAs of BJP to the 5 star resort i.e Shangrila, Vasanathanagara, Bengaluru on July 17 and supplied luxurious rooms, meals, liquor/drinks/drinks, leisure within the stated resort within the guise of coaching session for the MLAs on voting within the Presidential election.”
It could be recalled, the BJP had the truth is issued a whip to all its 120 MLAs, together with the 2 independents, to meeting two days earlier than the elections at a 5 star resort in Bengaluru to keep away from any final minute delays or uncertainties on account of rains.
The MLAs have been all ferried in a chartered bus with CM Bommai and Yediyurappa on the forefront.
In keeping with the criticism, the instances have to be filed towards the BJP management and the Presidential candidate for violating the peoples’ illustration act and IPC sections 171 (b to f) learn with 18 (1) of Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections act of 1952.
“We’ve got additional demanded in our criticism that the 120 or 122 votes, what number of ever has been solid by the BJP, must be declared invalid as their assist was procured by means of electoral offences,” stated the previous MP.
Chief electoral workplace (CEO) Manoj Kumar Meena, who obtained the criticism, has stated the identical was dispatched to the chief election fee (CEC).
“The criticism has been obtained from the Congress get together and we now have forwarded it to the CEC. It’s now as much as the CEC on the way to proceed additional,” stated Meena.
They’ve additionally requested the CEC to declare all 122 votes solid by Karnataka BJP as invalid.
The criticism additionally names chief minister Basavaraj Bommai, BJP state president Nalin Kumar Kateel, BJP senior chief B S Yediyurappa and get together chief whip Satish Reddy together with the ministers and legislators.
The criticism filed by KPCC president D Ok Shivakumar, was submitted to the chief electoral officer (CEO) by a celebration delegation led by former Lok Sabha MP V S Ugrappa, former MLC H M Revanna and others.
Within the criticism, Shivakumar has claimed that the BJP candidate Murmu’s consent was taken and accordingly CM Bommai, Kateel, Yediyurappa, Satish Reddy and different senior leaders “summoned all of the MLAs of BJP to the 5 star resort i.e Shangrila, Vasanathanagara, Bengaluru on July 17 and supplied luxurious rooms, meals, liquor/drinks/drinks, leisure within the stated resort within the guise of coaching session for the MLAs on voting within the Presidential election.”
It could be recalled, the BJP had the truth is issued a whip to all its 120 MLAs, together with the 2 independents, to meeting two days earlier than the elections at a 5 star resort in Bengaluru to keep away from any final minute delays or uncertainties on account of rains.
The MLAs have been all ferried in a chartered bus with CM Bommai and Yediyurappa on the forefront.
In keeping with the criticism, the instances have to be filed towards the BJP management and the Presidential candidate for violating the peoples’ illustration act and IPC sections 171 (b to f) learn with 18 (1) of Presidential and Vice-Presidential elections act of 1952.
“We’ve got additional demanded in our criticism that the 120 or 122 votes, what number of ever has been solid by the BJP, must be declared invalid as their assist was procured by means of electoral offences,” stated the previous MP.
Chief electoral workplace (CEO) Manoj Kumar Meena, who obtained the criticism, has stated the identical was dispatched to the chief election fee (CEC).
“The criticism has been obtained from the Congress get together and we now have forwarded it to the CEC. It’s now as much as the CEC on the way to proceed additional,” stated Meena.