Second case of BJP MP heckled in Bengaluru in 2 days; video of voter questioning PC Mohan goes viral
Bengaluru: BJP candidate from Bangalore Central constituency for the Lok Sabha elections, PC Mohan, visited the Halasur Lake area on Monday morning to request the voters taking a walk there, but had to leave the place in haste, unable to answer a woman voter's questions on issues concerning the people.
This is the second case of heckling of MPs reported in the city in the last two days, with videos of both scenes being shared a lot on social platforms. On Sunday, Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya was incessantly questioned by investors demanding relief for the money they had lost in a scam of the Guru Raghavendra Sahakara Bank Limited during a campaign program organized in Basavanagudi and was forced to leave the event midway.
Less than 24 hours later, on Monday morning, a woman who found three-time MP from Bangalore Central PC Mohan in the Halasur Lake area, quizzed him about not visiting the constituency during extremely important situations. He had kept himself out of the people's contact during the COVID outbreak, she pointed out, alleging that Mohan was using issues that he had failed to handle as MP to campaign this year.
The MP, who struggled and reportedly also stuttered while attempting to reply, realized that the scene was being recorded and immediately left the place.
The video clip of the conversation between the lady voter and Mohan is going viral on social media. Netizens are taking a jibe at the MP, commenting that voters should not ask a candidate what he had done for his constituency, but instead ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as all credit for any work goes to the PM.
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Integrity of electoral process severely compromised, Cong to soon launch movement: CWC
New Delhi (PTI): The Congress Working Committee met here on Friday and adopted a resolution alleging the integrity of the entire electoral process was being severely compromised against which the party would soon launch a movement.
In the resolution of the top body of the Congress, the party said free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that was being called into "serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission".
The CWC, which met amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, said the session has been a washout so far because of the Narendra Modi government's "stubborn refusal" to have an immediate discussion on three pressing national issues -- "the recent revelations regarding corruption by a business group, and the violence in Manipur and Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal".
Asked why the Congress Working Committee (CWC) resolution does not name the business group, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The answer is the Adani group".
"The CWC believes the integrity of the entire electoral process is being severely compromised. Free and fair elections is a Constitutional mandate that is being called into serious question by the partisan functioning of the Election Commission.
"Increasing sections of society are becoming frustrated and deeply apprehensive. The Congress will take these up these public concerns as a national movement," the resolution stated.
Addressing a joint press conference along with Ramesh and Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, party general secretary, organisation, K C Venugopal said the party discussed the political situation in the country for four-and-half hours and adopted the resolution.
He said the CWC has decided to constitute internal committees to look into electoral performance and organisational matters.
About the Assembly polls results in Maharashtra, Venugopal said the electoral outcome in the state was "beyond normal understanding and it appears to be a clear case of targeted manipulation".
