Eshwarappa questions the Election Commission’s silence over Cong. leaders’ statements in Davangere

Former Deputy Chief Minister K.S. Eshwarappa has questioned the soundlessness of the Election Commission implicit Congress leaders’ statements with respect to Muslim voters successful the Davangere South.

In a property league present connected Friday, Mr. Eshwarappa said that helium and galore leaders had been facing aggregate cases for their statements connected Hindutva. However, determination had been nary cases of Congress leaders who openly gave statements appealing to Muslim voters successful Davangere.

Referring to statements by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his colleagues successful the Cabinet, Mr. Eshwarappa said that determination had been reports of a Minister resigning if a Muslim campaigner was not fielded connected the Congress ticket.

Mr. Siddaramaiah and different leaders of the Congress had been speaking of pacifying a peculiar conception of voters, helium said.

“If the Election Commission were alive, it should record cases against each these Congress leaders, who person been camping successful Davangere and making statements targeting Muslim voters,” helium demanded.

Further, helium commented that erstwhile helium and different leaders spoke of Hindutva, they were accused of hurting the spiritual sentiments and slapped with cases. He wanted to cognize wherefore determination had been nary cases against Congress leaders for their caller statements.