JP Nadda threatening people of Karnataka to vote for BJP, EC should take action: Siddaramaiah
‘BJP has no respect for Indian democracy, Constitution’
Bengaluru: Congress leader Siddaramaiah has accused BJP National President JP Nadda of threatening voters in Karnataka repeatedly while campaigning for the Assembly elections to be held on May 10.
Expressing his anger on his Twitter handle on Sunday, Siddaramaiah has also requested the Election Commission to intervene and take action in the matter, by disqualifying the BJP candidates.
Siddaramaiah, in his tweet, referred to Nadda’s recent campaign statement asking the people of Karnataka to vote for BJP to ensure that the state continues to get the blessings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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He alleged that the BJP has assumed India to be an autocracy ruled by the party and has called on the people of Karnataka to utilize the golden opportunity to dethrone the BJP government in the state and bring Congress back to power.
The Congress leader further tweeted, “@BJP4India President @JPNadda has threatened the electorates to end all the schemes in the state if Kannadigas don't vote for BJP.... Election commission should intervene and take action against @BJP4Karnataka candidates by disqualifying them.”
He has also said, “@BJP4India & its leaders don't have any respect for democracy or constitution... People should not vote BJP to restore democracy.”
.@BJP4India President @JPNadda has threatened the electorates to end all the schemes in the state if Kannadigas don't vote for BJP.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 7, 2023
Election commission should intervene and take action against @BJP4Karnataka candidates by disqualifying them. pic.twitter.com/0lXVDjn1ze
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
