Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after casting her vote for the Karnataka Assembly elections in Bengaluru on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. (PTI photo)
The Congress Karnataka election manifesto has been in the eye of a storm for its proposal to ‘ban’ individuals and organizations like ‘Bajrang Dal and PFI’ or others ‘promoting enmity or hatred’.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday that the Congress has shown ‘criticism of idiots’. [example of stupidy] By mentioning ‘Bajrang Bali’ in its manifesto for Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023.
The Congress Karnataka election manifesto has been in the eye of the storm for its proposal to ‘ban’ individuals and organizations such as “Bajrang Dal and PFI” or others “promoting enmity or hatred”.
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The Congress was then receiving massive backlash from the BJP and right-wing organizations for aligning the Bajrang Dal with the Popular Front of India (PFI) in its manifesto for the May 10 elections.
Reacting to the controversy on Wednesday, Nirmala Sitharaman, who had come to the polling station to cast her vote, said the mention of Bajrang Bali in the Congress manifesto was an example of stupidity.
“We always read Hanuman Chalisa and worship Bajrang Bali, but they [Congress] Do this during elections,” Sitharaman said, speaking in Hindi.
“Karnataka is the birth place of Hanuman ji… you are writing in the manifesto… nothing can be more stupid than this. […cannot be a bigger example of stupidity than this]Sitharaman added.
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#Watch , During the Bajrang Dal-Bajrang Bali controversy #Karnataka electionFM Sitharaman says, “We always read Hanuman Chalisa and worship Bajrang Bali, but they (Congress) do this during elections… They have mentioned in their manifesto that this is an example of stupidity.” pic.twitter.com/J4Wxf4xSua– ANI (@ANI) May 10, 2023
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, IT industry tycoon NR Narayana Murthy, wife Sudha Murthy and ‘Rajamate’ Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, a member of the Mysuru royal family, were among those who voted early in the Karnataka assembly elections. on Wednesday.
Voting started at 7 am on Wednesday. At the time of filing this report, Karnataka had recorded around 21 per cent polling.
The counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections will take place on May 13.
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