PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday dismissed Congress state president D Ok Shivakumar’s assertion that there was a proposal to carry meeting elections early. With simply 4 months left for the Karnataka meeting elections, Shivakumar right this moment claimed that the BJP authorities was stepping into for early polls utilizing COVID as a pretext.
“D Ok Shivakumar has stated that the early meeting elections might be potential as a result of COVID-19. He even stated that the Delhi leaders too have spoken to me,” Bommai instructed reporters in Belagavi.
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“I make clear that the Delhi leaders haven’t spoken to me. We would not have any proposal to carry early elections even earlier than the time period will get over,” the Chief Minister stated.
Shivakumar had stated in Hubballi that the Chief Minister had additionally spoken to Director Basic of Police Praveen Sood relating to the preparations for elections.
“Utilizing COVID as pretext, they could maintain early elections. He (Bommai) has spoken to the Director Basic of Police relating to the preparations. In the present day, he has spoken to the cupboard members. This isn’t an official data however an unofficial one,” Shivakumar instructed reporters.
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“Even he (Bommai) obtained a name from the Prime Minister’s workplace. We’re all the time prepared for the election every time they want to maintain,” he stated. The Congress state chief charged that the Central authorities was attempting to interrupt Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra in view of the massive variety of folks becoming a member of him.
He stated the state authorities too had interrupted his march from Mekedatu to Bengaluru for a balancing reservoir on Cauvery river earlier this 12 months, utilizing COVID as pretext and booked circumstances in opposition to him and others.