Congress to file complaint with IT dept, police regarding Yatnal’s ‘Rs 1,000-cr ready’ remark: DyCM
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Monday that the Congress will file a complaint with the Income Tax Department and the police following startling claims made by BJP legislator Basangouda Patil Yatnal that Rs 1,000 crore has been reserved to topple the state government.
During a press conference in Bengaluru, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president described Yatnal's comments as shocking and highlighted that they were made in the presence of several BJP leaders. “We will file a complaint with Income Tax officials and the police department,” Shivakumar stated, adding that the matter will also be discussed with their legal team.
Yatnal had told reporters on Sunday that some people with chief ministerial ambitions have kept Rs 1,000 crore ready. The Vijayapura City MLA is a vocal critic of former chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa and his son B.Y. Vijayendra, and his statements were widely interpreted as references to BJP leaders.
However, he clarified on Monday that he was alluding to Congress figures keen on ousting Siddaramaiah and toppling the government.
“According to a BJP MLA, that party’s ‘thousand crore sardars’ are ready to topple the Congress government. The Modi-Shah duo intends to clean up the opposition governments in the country and the “corrupt” in Karnataka are nurturing their dreams,” Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge wrote on X. He emphasised that the BJP must remember that the people of Karnataka have supported the Congress with 136 seats. “BJP cannot shake a single MLA nor our government,” Priyank asserted.
In response, Yatnal asked Priyank to give some work to the fact-checking team by handing over his ‘X’ account to them. "Step out of the glass house and look at the condition of your government," he remarked.
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UDF will have huge win in Kerala, NDA won't open its account: Cong leader Satheesan
Kochi (PTI): Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Friday expressed confidence in a huge win by the UDF, claiming it will make a clean sweep in five districts, and brushed aside speculations that the NDA will open its account in Kerala.
Satheesan, speaking to reporters here a day after the conclusion of the Assembly polls, praised the performance of the UDF leaders and workers during the election, saying it was the best ever he has seen in the last 30 years.
He said that his claims of the UDF getting over 100 seats is not a mere statement, but based on the work the front has done during the last five years to bring back all those who had left it in 2005 and as a result, there was a huge wave in its favour in the state.
The leader of opposition in the state assembly, who contested from the Paravoor constituency, further said that the Congress-led front also had a major social backing from minorities and marginalised groups in the society.
Besides that, there was an anti-incumbency feeling among the people who were disappointed with the LDF rule, he claimed and said that the UDF provided them with a hope and an alternative which no other opposition had done in the past.
"All these factors will contribute to a huge win for the UDF and it would not be surprising if we make a clean sweep in Malappuram, Wayanad, Ernakulam, Idukki and Pathanamthitta districts. That is a total of 43 seats," he said.
According to him, the polling percentage increased because the UDF got people added to the electoral list.
He also brushed aside the LDF remarks about a woman or youth CM, saying that "they can make such statements now as they know they cannot win".
"Otherwise, why did they campaign with Pinarayi Vijayan as the main factor. Why did they say a third Pinarayi rule will come?" he asked.
He also claimed that the LDF's decision to spend government money on its political campaign, by putting up hoardings and carrying out social media programmes to sway voters, has also backfired as people realised that their taxes were being wasted like that.
Asked whether the NDA will open its account, especially in areas where the UDF claimed the BJP-led front had made a deal with the LDF, Satheesan replied in the negative.
He said that as of now he does not see any chance of the NDA opening its account in the state.
