Randeep Surjewala asserted that the Congress will fight the elections with full force
New Delhi:
Accusing the Center largely, Congress MP Randeep Surjewala has claimed that the government has sent central agencies to conduct raids against party leaders and candidates shortlisted for the Karnataka Assembly polls.
The Congress leader claimed that the party has “authentic information” that the BJP failed to select its candidates for the elections.
Mr Surjewala alleged that a “mass exodus” was taking place in the BJP in the poll-bound state.
“We have authentic information that BJP is unable to select its candidates for BJP ministers and MLAs are refusing to contest seats… There is a large scale exodus to BJP in Karnataka. Around 10 MLAs , MLCs, former MLAs and former MLCs, their board and corporation presidents have resigned in dozens and joined the Congress,” he claimed.
“So, PM Modi has decided to use the last arsenal in his arsenal which will fail miserably. We have information that hundreds of IT and ED are conducting raids across the state on Congress leaders, candidates and potential party Officials have been sent to Karnataka.” candidates,” Mr Surjewala alleged.
He asserted that the Congress party will not bow down and will fight the elections with full force.
Surjewala said, “But PM Modi and his ED and IT should know that their fake, bogus and fabricated raids will not sway the Congress, which is on the verge of coming to power.”
He claimed that the party would cross the 150-plus mark in the Karnataka assembly elections.
“Your Income Tax and BJP’s ED department cannot and will not stop the ‘Rath’ of Congress, which is the ‘Chariot’ of the people, from going beyond 150 points of victory. We also want all those bureaucrats and officers As per our information IT and ED are being misused in raids starting tomorrow whatever wrongdoing you are doing on behalf of BJP government will be held to account.
Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah said there is a Congress wave in Karnataka and the party will come to power with a comfortable majority.
“With a comfortable majority, the Congress will come to power. As Surjewala said, many MLAs, MLCs and chairpersons of boards and corporations have resigned from the BJP and joined the Congress. Everyone in Karnataka knows that The wave is in favor of the Congress. The BJP high command knows very well that the BJP is sinking in Karnataka and it cannot come to power. Politics of hate and Hindutva is not going to work in the coming Karnataka elections 2023,” he said. .
Assembly elections will be held in Karnataka on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.