Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) MLA and former Karnataka minister Ramesh Jarkiholi stirred a political controversy after he stated that he would “give ₹6,000 to every voter” earlier than the state meeting elections due in Could.
Jarkiholi was talking at a rally organised by his supporters in Sulebavi village in Belagavi Rural constituency on Friday. The comment got here throughout his assault on Congress MLA Lakshmi Hebbalkar, who represents the world.
“I see that she is distributing items to voters within the constituency. Until now, she should have given kitchen home equipment, resembling a cooker and mixer, value round ₹1,000. She may give one other set of items. All that collectively could value round ₹3,000. I urge you to not vote for our candidate if we don’t provide you with ₹6,000,” he stated.
Nonetheless, he stated that within the six elections, he has efficiently fought until now, he has not spent cash. “My supporters marketing campaign with their very own cash. I don’t give them any cash,” he stated
“Being within the Congress occasion over the last elections, I campaigned for her and received her elected. All those that are loyal to me labored tirelessly for her. We thought she could be candidate and work for the folks of this constituency. However that didn’t occur. However she grew to become disloyal, amassed wealth and didn’t develop the constituency. Up to now 5 years, she developed herself. You may see what number of golf equipment and wine outlets have been opened alongside the roadsides previously few years,” he added.
In the meantime, on Saturday, Hebbalkar denied distributing items to voters and claimed that utensils have been prizes distributed to girls who had gained competitions organised by The Lakshmi Tayi Basis. “In the event that they have been political items, I ought to have been distributing them equally amongst women and men,” she stated.
Additional, Hebbalkar urged the Election Fee to take motion towards Jarkiholi. “He has brazenly introduced that he’ll give items value ₹6,000 to every voter. He has stated he’ll spend more cash than his opponents. Let’s see what motion the Election Fee of India takes towards these claims,” she stated.
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