The Karnataka Congress is taking a look at elevating funds for the following Meeting elections from ticket aspirants. KPCC president DK Shivakumar mentioned Wednesday that the aspirants, together with him, must deposit a Demand Draft (DD) of Rs two lakh whereas making use of for tickets for the following yr’s Meeting elections within the state.
The purposes needs to be filed between November 5 and 15. Utility cost will value one other Rs 5,000, based on Shivakumar. Candidates from SC/ST communities can have a 50 per cent low cost within the quantity to be deposited as DD. The funds collected thus will likely be used for the development of a brand new get together constructing and as bills for get together commercial forward of the Meeting elections.
“Even the sitting MLAs must apply for the ticket. I will even have to use. Social gathering is extra vital than the individual,” he instructed a information convention Wednesday.
On why candidates needed to deposit cash for tickets, he mentioned that cash was being collected for establishing a brand new get together workplace, get together fund, election campaigns and others. “We aren’t receiving any electoral bonds. Every little thing is being cornered by the BJP,” he mentioned, including that at the least get together employees ought to generate funds for the get together.
Shivakumar mentioned {that a} huge public rally could be held in Bengaluru on November 6 to felicitate newly-elected AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. 1000’s of get together employees and leaders will take part in ‘Sarvodaya Samavesha’ scheduled to be held at Palace Grounds, he mentioned.
The KPCC president, responding to media queries, mentioned that he was open to the concept of together with those that left the get together again into the Congress fold. “There’s a committee for this. Anybody who accepts the get together ideology can apply for it…. The committee will determine whom to incorporate and whom to not,” he mentioned.