Mandya (Karnataka) [India], October 7 (ANI): Mandya Police detained a number of congress celebration employees for carrying t-shirts with ‘PayCM’ printed on them through the celebration’s Bharat Jodo Yatra on Friday.
The Bharat Jodo Yatra- led by the previous president of congress Rahul Gandhi- resumed from Okay Mallenahalli in Karnataka’s Mandya district on Friday. A huddle of celebration employees and supporters was transferring behind Rahul Gandhi with some celebration employees carrying ‘PayCM’, ‘PayAshwathnarayan’, and ‘PayEshwarappa’ printed on them. Following this, the Mandya Police detained a number of congress celebration employees carrying these t-shirts right here.
“PayCM” is an aggressive marketing campaign launched by Congress in opposition to the Basavaraj Bommai authorities, accusing it of huge corruption. The PayCM marketing campaign seems to have began on September 21, when posters that includes Bommai surfaced in Bengaluru. These posters had a QR code with the message “40 per cent accepted right here”.
As soon as scanned, the QR code would take individuals to a parody “40 per cent Fee Authorities” web site launched just lately by Congress. If any, individuals would then be requested to file their complaints in opposition to the chief minister.
Nonetheless, the Karnataka authorities has dismissed the fees as politically motivated.
Earlier this month, a Congress employee was made to take off his t-shirt that featured the “PayCM” poster through the Bharat Jodo Yatra and an FIR has additionally been registered in opposition to him on the Chamarajanagar police station.
After which, Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar dared the state authorities on Sunday to behave in opposition to him and former CM Siddaramaiah for carrying the “PayCM” t-shirt, alleging that a number of celebration employees have been booked for carrying the identical t-shirt through the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’.
“The federal government is sunk in 40% fee. All sections together with farmers are struggling. On the one hand, there may be corruption and unrest, alternatively, there may be the issue of farmers and unemployment. An environment of worry has been created among the many individuals,” Shivakumar alleged. (ANI)
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