Why bother about us collecting funds from ticket-aspirants: DK Shivakumar to BJP
Bengaluru, Nov 4: Congress in Karnataka questioned the ruling BJP as to why it was bothered about the Congress collecting money from candidates aspiring for a ticket to contest the Assembly election which is less than six months away.
"The BJP collected election bond because it is in power but there is no one to give up the election bond. Hence, we are collecting from our party workers but why should it pain the BJP?," Congress's Karnataka president D K Shivakumar sought to know while talking to reporters.
The Congress recently announced that those aspiring for a ticket would have to buy a form for Rs 5,000. The general category candidates would have to pay Rs 2 lakh, and scheduled caste and scheduled tribes Rs one lakh towards party fund through demand draft.
"Despite the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president having assets worth crores of rupees, the Congress is going to loot lakhs of rupees from the ticket-aspirants. This will empty the pockets of the aspirants, yet those empty pockets will not get tickets," the BJP tweeted on Friday.
Shivakumar said he is not bothered about comments passed by the BJP leaders and that the Congress would continue to collect funds.
To a query, the Congress State president said no party leader has expressed displeasure over the fund collection.
He said those unhappy with the move should not stay in the party.
"We took this conscious decision keeping everyone in mind. This is related to our party. Our party has to survive," Shivakumar said.
2018ರಲ್ಲಿ ನಾಮಪತ್ರ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲು ಕಾರ್ಯಕರ್ತರಿಂದ @DKShivakumar ₹50-100 ಎಂದು ಭೀಕ್ಷೆ ಬೇಡಿದರು. ಕೋಟಿ ಕೋಟಿ ರೂಪಾಯಿ ಆಸ್ತಿ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಇದೀಗ @KPCCPresident ಅದಮೇಲೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿಗಳಿಂದ ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ ಲಕ್ಷ ಲಕ್ಷ ಲೂಟಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಹೊರಟಿದೆ. ಇದರಿಂದ ಆಕಾಂಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಜೇಬು ಖಾಲಿಯಾಗಲಿದೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ಖಾಲಿಯಾದ ಜೇಬಿಗೆ ಟಿಕೆಟ್ ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. pic.twitter.com/XBdTC6uWu7
— BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) November 4, 2022
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
