Summary:
“I’m busy with campaigning and I don’t wish to comment,” the legislator told TOI.The video, shot on Wednesday, purportedly shows Joshi giving money to women at a programme celebrating Chhath. BJP media coordinator Devendra Bhasin said, “As part of Chhath, when sisters put tilak on the forehead of brothers, they give them gift or money. The Congress must apologise for belittling this tradition for petty political gains.”State Congress president Pritam Singh said that it was a clear case of ‘notes for votes’. The Congress has alleged that the BJP was trying to woo voters with cash. The BJP is using money to influence voters.”Joshi had run into controversy in 2016 for beating up police horse Shaktiman during a protest near the assembly building..