FIR against MLA Muniratna, 13 others
Bengaluru, May 10: The Election Commission has filed an FIR against MLA Muniratna Naidu and 13 others in connection with the recovery of fake voter identity cards at home in Jalhahalli.
The FIR, which has been lodged against 14 people including BBMP's former BJP member Manjula Nanjamari, Manjunath, and several others, has named MLA Muniratna as 14th accused; the election commissioner informed.
Thousands of identity cards were found when election officials had conducted the raid. Handouts carrying MLA Muniratna's photo were also recovered from the spot. Following which, an FIR was lodged against the MLA based on the instructions of election commission officials.
However, the Jalahalli police have arrested Yeshwantpur Congress corporator JK Venkatesh and one Raghu, and the inquiry is on.
The police and election officials, who have registered FIR against the accused under IPC Section 120B and 171, are conducting a joint investigation.
I have no connection with the case: Muniratna
"I have no connection with the case related to fake voter ID cards that were recovered from Jalahalli. BJP is behind this," RR Nagar Congress MLA Muniratna stated.
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, Muniratna accused that BJP is behind the incident where fake voter Id cards were recovered from a flat in SLV apartment.
The FIR has been registered against me as handouts were containing my photo. I have distributed around 40,000 handouts with the permission of the commission. In every home my handouts are available. I have no connection with this case.
Why did BJP workers not complained to police after visiting the apartment? What was the need to shoot a video before the arrival of police? While all the recovered Id cards belong to residents, we do not have any necessity to get them. This is all BJP's work. Previously also BJP had done the similar activity in Hebbal constituency.
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Centre spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print media ads for RSS centenary, reveals RTI
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Culture allegedly spent Rs 76.13 lakh on print advertisements marking the 100-year celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), according to a Right to Information (RTI) reply.
The information was sought by RTI activist Ajay Basudev Bose, who filed an application seeking details on expenditure incurred by the ministry for advertisements commemorating the RSS centenary.
Bose shared a picture of the reply from the ministry on his official ‘X’ handle.
“It is informed that an amount of Rs 76,13,129 has been spent on advertisement given in various print media by the Ministry of Culture on the occasion of the completion of 100 years of RSS,” the government’s reply stated.
RTI reply shows Min of Culture Govt of India spent a Whopping Rs 76L,13K,129 on Advertisement in Print Media on occasion of 100 yrs of #RSS
— AJAY Basudev Bose (@AjayBos93388306) April 16, 2026
When Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??@RSSorg… pic.twitter.com/dW4IUtdNCg
Bose questioned the expenditure in the post X, “when Everyone knows RSS is Not Registered & Does not Pay any Tax is it justified to spend Tax Payers Money on such Private event??”
Reacting to the development, Karnataka’s IT-BT and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge also criticised the spending.
In a post on X, he asked why public money was being used for what he described as a “private ideological project.”
"Modi Sarkar spent Rs 76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS. Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to celebrate their centenary?," he added.
Why is public money being used to serve a private ideological project?
— Priyank Kharge / ಪ್ರಿಯಾಂಕ್ ಖರ್ಗೆ (@PriyankKharge) April 16, 2026
Modi Sarkar spent ₹76,13,129 of public money on newspaper advertisements to celebrate 100 years of the RSS.
Why is Government spending taxpayers money on an unregistered, non-tax-paying organisation to… pic.twitter.com/EoZ6Pim3IM
According to reports, the RSS describes itself as a volunteer-based organisation and has stated that it functions as a body of individuals rather than a registered entity.
Founded by Keshav Baliram Hedgewar in 1925, the organisation is marking its centenary year beginning from Vijaydashami in 2025, with the milestone observed on October 2.
