Congress leaders launch campaign alleging vote theft

Shivamogga District Congress Committee connected Monday launched Vote Chor Gaddi Chod, a protestation run alleging theft of votes.

Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa, participating successful the protest, said that Congress person Rahul Gandhi had been exposing the ballot theft with documents. Denying the genuine voters a prime to workout their franchise was against the basal principles of democracy, helium said.

The enactment would convey the radical astir the ballot theft done a State-wide campaign, Mr. Bangarappa said.

Manjunath Bhandary, Congress MLC, said that the documents released by Mr. Rahul with respect to the Mahadevapura and Aland Assembly constituencies exposed the magnitude of ballot theft and its impact. Mr. Rahul had been exposing the failures of the Election Commission by placing records earlier the public, helium said.

The Election Commission should probe into the allegations of ballot theft. However, the committee had been uncovering responsibility with the Congress for exposing its failures, helium alleged.

The Congress leaders besides launched a signature run connected the contented of ballot theft. Congress enactment territory president R. Prasanna Kumar, Balkhees Banu, MLC, enactment leaders Ayanur Manjunath, H.S. Sundaresh, and others were present.