Karnataka elections: BJP itself provided ‘corruption rate-cards’, says Shivakumar on poll panel notice on ads
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka elections: BJP itself provided ‘corruption rate-cards’, says Shivakumar on poll panel notice on ads

Hindustan Times  

Responding to a notice issued by the Election Commission of India regarding the “corruption rate-card” “It was not me who gave the rate card. On Saturday, the EC sought “empirical” evidence from the Congress party to prove its allegations of corruption and said that the party must submit the evidence before 7 pm on Sunday. It also asked Shivakumar to “convey the empirical evidence of the same, for example, the evidence for rates for kinds of appointments & transfers, kinds of jobs and kinds of commission mentioned in the In its The “corruption rate card” alleged that the ruling govt in the state had “looted” ₹1,50,000 crore in the last four years. The BJP are yet to respond to Shivakumar’s allegations Meanwhile, the Income Tax department raided properties belonging to Congress MLA Priyank Kharge’s close aide, Arvind Chauhan, in Kalaburagi on Sunday.

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