Yamini C S | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Karnataka BJP chief Dhananjay Jadhav has claimed the Congress is handing out mixer-grinders and different family home equipment to woo girls voters forward of Meeting polls due later this yr. Allegations have been levelled towards Congress’ Lakshmi Hebbalkar – Jadhav’s rival from the Belagavi (rural) seat.
Footage of non-stick pans, cookers and mixer-grinders wrapped in plastic have been circulated on-line on social media, however Hindustan Instances has not been in a position, to date, to independently confirm the BJP chief’s allegations.
Footage had been additionally shared by Jadhav, a News18 report mentioned.
Jadhav additionally claimed that Congress employees had been taking ‘guarantees’ from the general public that they might vote for the opposition get together in return for these things.
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A number of Twitter customers have shared these footage.
“Reward politics in Karnataka forward of meeting polls. Cooker and non-stick tawa allegedly gifted by Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar’s employees to woo girls voters in ballot sure state…” one account tweeted.
The Karnataka Congress has not but responded to the allegations.
Karnataka will vote in April-Could. The Congress has promised to offer 200 models of free energy monthly to every family and ₹2,000 monthly to all housewives because it bids to return to energy within the southern state.
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The Congress can be busy with the Prajadhwani Yatra launched on January 11 in Belagavi, which is supposed to focus on ‘failures of the BJP’ within the southern state.