New Delhi: A day after the Congress celebration issued a “corruption price card” of the Karnataka authorities in native and nationwide newspapers, the Election Fee (EC) has issued a discover to the celebration to supply the proof for the claims made within the commercial.
On Friday, the Congress had revealed an commercial in The Instances of India, The Hindu, the Indian Specific and Samyukta Karnataka, the place it alleged the BJP had corruption charges of appointment and transfers in varied state organisations, job charges for prime posts together with BDA commissioner, KPSC chairman and share of fee in authorities offers like that of highway contracts, egg provides amongst others.
Kannadigas!
Right here is the corruption price card of the ‘TROUBLE ENGINE’ 40% Sarkara. pic.twitter.com/6hKayIIeuC
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 5, 2023
The commercial additional added, “40 per cent sarkara has looted over Rs 1,50,000 crore from the individuals of Karnataka within the final 4 years. At this price, there will probably be no
state left.”
On Saturday, the EC issued a discover asserting that the fees should be backed by the Congress celebration.
“Whereas the final references and allusions to the alleged lack of accomplishment misdeeds not guaranteeing corruption free governance of political opponents do float within the political campaigns, particular accusations and prices should be segregated as the identical should be backed by verifiable info,” the EC stated in its order, a replica of which is with ThePrint.
“Making particular prices, with none factual foundation, is an motion proscribed by the penal statutes,” the ballot panel added.
After the commercials have been revealed, BJP chief Om Pathak had registered a grievance with the EC Friday that the Congress celebration was levelling “wildest, mischievous, fallacious and deceptive allegations in opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Occasion”.
Karnataka will vote on 10 Might and counting will happen on 13 Might.
The allegations and imputations made within the commercial are “not basic”, in response to the Fee.
“The commercial in its very content material & format, makes very particular prices, accusing all ranges of presidency equipment (political & bureaucratic) of being, compromised and saleable,” it stated, including that the allegations carry into disrepute your complete administration.
The EC directed the Congress celebration to offer out the proof by 7 PM Sunday.
“You’re, subsequently, directed to convey the empirical proof of the identical, for instance, the evidences for charges for sorts of appointments & transfers, sorts of jobs and sorts of fee talked about within the commercial given by you together with if any clarification,” its discover stated.