'CM Post For Rs 2500 Cr': Congress Scales Up Attack, Releases BJP's 'Corruption Rate Card'

Karnataka Election 2023: Scaling up its attack on the BJP, the Congress party alleged that the Karnataka Chief Minister's post was up for grabs for Rs 2500 in the "40% sarkara".

File Photos of Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and DK Shivakumar.

Source : PTI

The Congress on Friday issued posts and advertisements targeting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on the issue of corruption. The party put up a "rate card" of alleged BJP corruption in Karnataka and advertised the same in local newspapers. This comes as the opposition party backtracked on its proposal to ban the Bajrang Dal if the party won the 2023 Karnataka election. Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Thursday said that the state government can't actually ban an outfit as that power lies with the Centre.

Scaling up its attack on the ruling BJP, the Congress alleged that the Karnataka Chief Minister's post was up for grabs for Rs 2500 crores and the rate of ministerial posts is Rs 500 crores. The image also features figures for "Appointment and Transfer Rates", "Job Rates", and alleged commission for government deals.

"Kannadigas! Here is the corruption rate card of the 'TROUBLE ENGINE' 40% Sarkara," reads a tweet by the Congress party.

Kannadigas!

Here is the corruption rate card of the 'TROUBLE ENGINE' 40% Sarkara. pic.twitter.com/6hKayIIeuC

— Congress (@INCIndia) May 5, 2023

The party has been mocking the Basvaraj Bommai-led dispensation for being a "40 per cent commission" government. During a rally, Rahul Gandhi said that the people of Karnataka coined the term and not the Congress party

In response to the label, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in Kolar that "Congress is an 85 per cent commission party. Congress Prime Minister himself had said that for every rupee that goes to the farmers, only 15 paisa reaches them. The remaining 85 paise went to their leadership." 

Karnataka Elections 2023: Congress Promises Free Power In Poll Manifesto 

Earlier this week, Congress released its party's poll manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka elections. The manifesto was released in the presence of party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former Karnataka CM and LoP Siddaramaiah, party state president DK Shivakumar and other leaders.

 

Among the poll promises include 200 units of free electricity and Rs 2,000 every month to each and every woman head of the family.

 

The party also promised to provide allowances for unemployed youths, free travel for women in regular KSRTC/BMTC buses, development of SCs and STs, and a ban on Bajrang Dal and PFI.

Speaking about the poll manifesto, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar said, “It will help us gain majority as it is people-centric. It will brand Karnataka as global Karnataka. We will try to ease the traffic in Bengaluru and ensure employment opportunities in 2 and 3 tier cities.”

The 224-member Karnataka Assembly will undergo polls on May 10 and the votes will be counted on May 13. A total of 3,632 candidates are in the fray with 707 from the incumbent BJP and 651 from the Congress while 1,720 candidates will contest as Independent.