Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai slammed the Congress on Saturday for “taking part in filthy ways” after posters with the BJP chief’s picture – together with a QR code with “PayCM” written above them – have been circulated in Bengaluru this week. “By (the) PayCM marketing campaign, the Congress is doing soiled politics. If there’s any challenge, it must be mentioned instantly, paperwork must be given and investigation must be executed,” the chief minister mentioned.
“They arrive to the home with none thought. This appears to be the downfall of their morals,” Bommai was quoted as saying by information company ANI.
The QR code within the posters will get directed to a web site – ‘40% Sarkara’. The location was set as much as obtain complaints towards corrupt state officers. The ’40 per cent Sarkara’ jibe is a reference to allegations by Karnataka contractors who declare that 40 per cent of the tender quantity for state-funded infrastructure initiatives is taken as a bribe by BJP leaders and officers.
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Comparable posters, ‘Welcome to 40% CM’ have been seen in Hyderabad final week, when Bommai was to participate within the BJP’s Hyderabad ‘liberation day’ occasions.
Karnataka CM earlier this week had termed it a conspiracy to tarnish his and Karnataka’s status. He additionally ordered the police to register a case and examine the matter.
“It’s a systematic conspiracy to spoil my title and likewise Karnataka. I’ve directed the officers involved to e-book a case. We’ll get it investigated to seek out out the folks behind it,” Bommai had instructed reporters.
The Congress’ ’40 per cent Sarkara’ assaults come simply months earlier than an meeting election is due in Karnataka because the opposition get together additionally holds a ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, led by Rahul Gandhi throughout the nation.