In the complaint, the Congress has demanded an inquiry into the incident and action against V Narayanaswamy.
Bengaluru:
The legal cell of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Tuesday approached the Election Commission (EC) seeking action against Gandhinagar constituency’s JDS candidate V Narayanaswamy for allegedly collecting photocopies of voter ID cards of locals and intimidating them .
In the complaint, the KPCC alleged that V Narayanaswamy through his cadres was collecting Xerox copies of voter ID cards of voters in his constituency.
In the complaint, the KPCC has also demanded a probe into the incident and action against Narayanaswamy.
Talking about this, Gandhinagar Congress Block President Saravanan said, “JDS party is collecting xerox copies of Voter IDs in some areas. They are also collecting the phone numbers of voters. College students have been used for this.” going.”
He also alleged that JDS has so far collected around one lakh ID copies and paid for it.
Earlier, Congress leader and a spokesperson of the party Gaurav Vallabh also demanded immediate action against JDS candidate V Narayanaswamy on the issue of voter ID card collection and said such persons should not be allowed to contest elections.
He further said, “There is a lotus sign at the Shimoga airport, it should be removed by the time the elections are over. We have already given a complaint to the Election Commission about this.”
“We don’t need to focus on the statements of persons like Nalin Kumar, we should discuss the development of the state in this election. Unemployment has increased in the state. Bangalore has lost its name as Silicon Valley. Our party will will focus on.” He said, the development of the state.
“If the prime minister comes to the state, crores of rupees are wasted in the name of his visit. But he has done nothing for the state,” he said.
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