Caught in the act: BJP, Congress specialists giving out trade for votes out Bengaluru
Caught in the act: BJP, Congress specialists giving out trade for votes out Bengaluru
Caught in the act : A substantial police nearness, the EC’s flying squads and state observation groups aside, political gatherings were as yet ready to purchase votes in Bengaluru South as Karnataka went to surveys Saturday, an India Today examination appeared.
BJP and Congress activists were found on camera passing out Rs 500-600 for each vote simply outside surveying stalls.
India Today’s investigative writers taped the appointive influencing between 10 am and twelve in Bengaluru South, where Congress gathering’s RK Ramesh and the BJP’s sitting MLA M Krishnappa were in the shred.
At a surveying stall in Nalini Raghunatha Rao Degree College, a Congress lobbyist was seen examining IDs before issuing chits and Rs 600 in real money to voters moving toward him for cash.
“I have two slips and two votes,” asked a man. “If it’s not too much trouble go and vote. At that point bring your significant other and I will give you cash for her vote too. You don’t stress,” answered the gathering laborer.
At the point when a lady voter griped about not accepting money, the dissident educated her that he had paid the cash to her significant other. “Your better half knows me from quite a while.”
The scene was the same at a stall in Bengaluru South’s Government Urdu Higher Primary School.
A supporter of the occupant BJP MLA was heard yelling “vote in favor of Modi” while conveying money.
He took a gander at race IDs, issued slips from a portable printer and gave Rs 500 to voters.
On its part, the Election Commission declared for the current month that it had sent around 1,500 flying squads supported by in excess of 2,000 state reconnaissance groups in Karnataka to check any appointive acts of neglect or code infringement in front of the present vote.
(This Story Originating From INDIATODAY)
