Karnataka Cong accuses BJP of horse trading

Bengaluru | Friday | 14th September, 2018

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Insanity seems to have completely gripped the Congress,” state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa tweeted We want I-T officials to probe the source of the money which the BJP leaders are offering to our MLAs and prosecute them, “ Khandre maintained. To substantiate their allegations, the Congress has submitted newspaper reports about alleged luring of Congress MLAs by the BJP to defend its accusations.“Many of our MLAs have confided to us that they were approached by BJP leaders. The BJP refuted the allegations and said that insanity has gripped the Congress to lodge such an illogical complaint.“Congress complaint to IT department on alleged horse trading in state politics: Complaint exposes the bankruptcy of logic among Congress leaders. BENGALURU: Alleging that state BJP leaders have been luring its MLAs with money and other allurements, the state Congress on Friday lodged a complaint with the income tax department seeking an inquiry against the former.The complaint, lodged by KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre and other Congress leaders with the IT department has accused state BJP president B S Yeddyurappa , MP Shobha Karandlaje , BJP MLAs Ashwathnarayan, Satish Reddy and former BJP MLA C P Yogeshwara of luring Congress MLAs by offering cash and other inducements .“Congress MLAs C S Shivalli, B C Patil and Basanagouda Daddal have been approached by the BJP leaders,” the complaint said while reminding I-T officials of their raids on Congress MLAs M Shivanna and MTB Nagaraj ahead of assembly elections..