BJP MLC AH Vishwanath has called on his party colleague to withdraw his point.
Taking serious objection to the personal allegations leveled by Minister STS Somashekar against the candidates of rival political parties in the upcoming elections to the Legislative Council from the constituencies of local bodies, former minister and BJP MLC AH Vishwanath backed his words from his party colleague. Called to take
Speaking to reporters, Mr. Vishwanath said Mr. Somashekar should note that he is a member of the state cabinet and made allegations against CN Manje Gowda, the JD(S) candidate in the Mysore-Chamarajanagar constituency and the Congress candidate in Bengaluru. have been installed. The urban constituency Yusuf Sharif, also known as KGF Babu, does not suit a person holding a ministerial position in the state government.
He wondered how he could make such personal allegations without any basis and said that the allegations have hurt the candidates of rival parties a lot.
Shri Vishwanath also expressed regret over the effect of money in the upcoming elections to the Legislative Council.
He tried to remind voters that most of them were elected to local bodies on their own personal strength and were not elected to any political party. Calling upon the leaders of the three political parties to take a call against the use of money power in elections, Mr Vishwanath said, “You should not succumb to temptations and exercise your franchise.”
Replying to a question, Shri Vishwanath ruled out the possibility of another change of leadership in the state. He said that the BJP would contest the next elections in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
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Mr Vishwanath also expressed concern over the authorities keeping schools and colleges open despite the fear generated by the discovery of the new version of COVID-19, Omicron.
He called upon the government to ask health experts to look into the matter seriously and decide on the right steps to protect the health of the people, especially school and college going students.
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