BOMMAI JUNKS CONG’S CHARGE OF CORRUPTION IN VOTER SURVEY

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday dismissed the Congress party’s charge of any electoral fraud committed by him in Bengaluru and said he was ready to face enquiry over the matter.

The CM was responding to Congress national general secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Surjewala demanding his resignation, alleging he is directly responsible for a corrupt electoral practice by assigning a private entity to collect door-todoor voter information in the city.

Terming it as a baseless charge, Bommai said the opposition Congress has got “bankrupt ideas” due to which it was making such allegations without any proof. He said he was ready to get the matter investigated.

“What I feel is that the Congress has got bankrupt ideas. It is a matter between the Election Commission of India, Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) and the NGO (concermed),” Bommai said. He added if the NGO has misused its position, then it will be inquired and action will be taken.