Daijiworld Media Network - Udupi
Udupi, Mar 24: The Opposition BJP in Karnataka has filed a formal complaint with Election Commission of India against Congress candidate from Udupi-Chikkamagaluru constituency K Jayaprakash Hegde for his reported appeal to voters not to support his BJP rival Kota Srinivas Poojary on the grounds that he does not know English and Hindi languages.
Hegde had said that knowing only Kannada language will not help Kota Srinivas Poojary to work effectively in Delhi as an MP, the complaint pointed out.
The BJP delegation described this as an assault on the pride of Kannadigas and an insult to the regional language. Stating that such remarks would amount to violation of model code of conduct, the BJP demanded action by the ECI against Jayaprakash Hegde.
Meanwhile, another complaint was filed against chief minister Siddaramaiah of trying to defame the party in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls by levelling allegations that the BJP was trying to woo Congress MLAs by offering them Rs 50 crore each.
In a complaint before the chief electoral officer in Karnataka on March 24, a delegation of BJP leaders led by form er minister S Suresh Kumar alleged that the chief minister had made such an allegation with a political intention of defaming the BJP at the time of Lok Sabha polls.
Terming the allegations as “false”, the BJP delegation said the CM had failed to furnish evidence to support his allegations.
Describing this as violation of the model code of conduct (MCC), the BJP delegation demanded that Siddaramaiah should apologise to the BJP for such allegations and also withdraw his remarks. It also urged the ECI to initiate appropriate action against him.