Congress slams BJP for giving tickets to disqualified Karnataka MLAs
New Delhi, Nov 14: The Congress on Thursday slammed the BJP for giving Karnataka assembly bypoll tickets to disqualified MLAs, saying it has shown the party's "naked lust for power", and "unprincipled and opportunistic" face.
"By giving tickets to all disqualified MLAs they (BJP) have done what we had been anticipating all along. People in Karnataka will give a befitting reply to the deceitful stand taken by the BJP through the ballot," Congress general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said in a statement.
The BJP's decision to give tickets to disqualified Congress and JD(S) MLAs tickets has proved that it orchestrated "horse trading" in Karnataka by promising "enormous money and posts" to the defectors.
The BJP has lost all moral rights to speak about political morality and righteousness, he said.
"The naked lust for power has unveiled the treachery of the BJP..." he added.
All 16 disqualified Congress-JD(S) legislators joined the BJP and the party fielded 13 of them as as its candidates for the December 5 assembly bypolls.
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Former MLC Kariyanna H. Sangati passes away in Bengaluru
Koppal: Former Legislative Council member Kariyanna H. Sangati (61) passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday morning due to multiple organ failure.
He is survived by his wife, three sons, three daughters, and a large number of relatives.
Sangati was a close associate of D. K. Shivakumar. He had contested the 2008 Assembly elections as an independent candidate from Koppal constituency and the 2018 elections from Gangavathi constituency on a JD(S) ticket.
He also served as President of the Koppal Zilla Panchayat and held positions such as President of Kalidasa Educational Institutions and Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Mandal, besides serving in various roles in the district.
Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi expressed grief over his demise.
“He was a distinguished member of the Legislative Council and a respected parliamentary figure. His death is painful. May God give his family and followers the strength to bear this grief,” he said in a condolence message.
