In a shocking growth, Karnataka Cooperation Minister Okay N Rajanna submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Monday. Although the precise purpose for his resignation is but to be ascertained, it’s being speculated that Rajanna was sacked following his remarks relating to the alleged “vote chori” concern.
Rajanna informed reporters Sunday that the voter irregularities, which allegedly occurred within the Mahadevapura Meeting phase of Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency, occurred in the course of the tenure of the Congress Authorities in Karnataka.
He stated that when the voter listing was being ready, Congress leaders sat quietly with their eyes closed as an alternative of elevating objections on the draft stage. “These irregularities did happen. It’s a disgrace that we didn’t monitor it,” he stated.
His remarks, days after Rahul Gandhi, Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha, staged a large protest in Bengaluru over voter irregularities, had embarrassed the Congress management.
Following Rajanna’s remarks, a piece of Congress employees had additionally submitted a petition to Congress management demanding motion in opposition to the minister. That is stated to have prompted the social gathering excessive command to hunt the resignation of one of many senior ministers in Siddaramaiah’s Cupboard.
After Rajanna resigned, Siddaramaiah held a gathering with varied Congress leaders relating to the event that occurred in the course of the first day of the Monsoon Session of the Karnataka Meeting.
Rajanna, the Madhugiri MLA, is aligned with the Siddaramaiah camp of Congress.
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Through the Funds Session of the Karnataka Meeting in March, Rajanna triggered a row alleging that he had been focused in a ‘honey entice’ by a gang. He stated the gang focused 48 leaders throughout events.
The Prison Investigation Division (CID), which investigated the case, discovered no proof to show the fees made by Rajanna.
Extra particulars awaited.