Karnataka: BJP offered Rs.30 crore to Congress' Muslim minister to switch party; Reports
Bengaluru: As the fate of Cong-JD(s) coalition government in the state hangs in balance ahead of the much anticipated trust vote, more reports of ‘Operation Lotus’ have surfaced against BJP on Saturday as reports of Congress minister being offered money to switch sides have come to the forth.
According to the reports, Congress MLA and cabinet minister Raheem Khan has been offered money to join BJP.
The reports further add that Raheem Khan on Saturday morning received call from a close-aide of BJP State President, BS Yeddyurappa who allegedly offered him Rs. 30 crore for joining the party.
“If you join BJP, you will become the first Muslim Minister of BJP Government in the state, we will establish you as the most influential Muslim leader in Northern Karnataka” the influential woman leader of BJP reportedly told Rahim Khan on call.
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Congress names candidates for 8 Haryana LS seats, fields Kumari Selja, Deepender Hooda
Chandigarh (PTI): The Congress on Thursday announced candidates for eight of the nine Lok Sabha seats it is contesting in Haryana, fielding former Union minister Kumari Selja, Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Hooda and youth leader Divyanshu Budhiraja, besides two sitting MLAs.
The party has also fielded former MP Jai Prakash and leaders Satpal Brahmachari and Mahendra Pratap, according to the list released late Thursday evening.
The Congress is contesting nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana. It has not yet announced its candidate for the Gurugram constituency.
The Aam Aadmi Party, a constituent of the opposition INDIA bloc, will contest the Kurukshetra seat.
Congress general secretary and former Union minister Selja will contest from the Sirsa (reserved) seat and sitting MLAs Varun Choudhary and Rao Dan Singh from the Ambala (reserved) and the Bhiwani-Mahendragarh Lok Sabha seats, respectively.
Deepender Hooda, son of former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, will enter the fray from Rohtak. He has represented the Rohtak parliamentary constituency three times in the past.
Jai Prakash has been fielded from Hisar, the Congress' Haryana youth wing president Divanshu Budhiraja from Karnal, Satpal Brahmachari from Sonipat and Mahendra Pratap from Faridabad.
