BJP playing communal card with an eye on elections: KPCC Prez
Team Udayavani, Feb 4, 2019, 6:02 AM IST
Mangaluru: Karnataka Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Sunday alleged that the BJP was playing a communal card with an eye on the upcoming elections.
His remarks came in the backdrop of the Hindu Mahasabha’s alleged celebration of Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary by recreating his assassination.
Speaking to media persons at Circuit House here Rao said that such incidents posed a threat to the country. “The BJP was silently supporting such activities to play their communal card before elections,” he added.
Further, he said the BJP had been offering huge sums of money to poach MLAs from the ruling parties, but the MLAs had stood their ground.
On the reported tussle between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) for the Mandya Lok Sabha seat, Rao said the party had not yet begun talks on the matter.
Both parties will demands seats in their pockets of influence and a decision would be taken after mutual discussions, he said.
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