Operation Kamal: Cong-JDS trying to defame BJP, claims Sriramulu

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December 3, 2018

Bengaluru, Dec 3: Strongly denying BJP trying to destabilise the Coalition Government in Karnataka, former Minister and Senior BJP leader B Sriramulu alleged that some of the Congress and JDS leaders are trying to defame the party's (BJP) name by floating news about BJP indulging in 'Operation Kamal' to woo their Legislators.

Reacting to the media reports that his Personal Assistant had contacted a business tycoon in Dubai and discussed about the ‘Operation Kamala’, and discussed about weaning away of some of the Congress legislators into BJP fold, he said that “Congress and the JD(S) leaders are in the spree to spread false and fabricated stories, to defame BJP”.

Referring to some Electronic media beaming alleged audio recorded telephonic conversation by his PA with a Dubai Businessman, in several Kannada news channel on Monday, he said “My PA dose not speak in Hindi language and that itself nail the truth”.

Almost all the news channels in Karnataka had aired the alleged recorded conservation in which the aide of the BJP leader had revealed that as many as 10 Congress MLAs have already agreed to cross over to BJP from the Congress and another 15 legislators had also expressed their willingness to bite the bait.

Meanwhile there was also rumors that to counter the BJP’s strategy, the ruling JD(S) and the Congress leaders had also planned to poach some of the BJP legislators, who were previously in Congress and Janata Parivar and ward off any threat to the stability of the coalition government.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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