Public campaigning for bypolls ends in Karnataka
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In the midst of allegations of distribution of cash to woo voters in Sira and Rajarajeshwarinagar Assembly constituencies, which can go to the polls on Tuesday, the open marketing campaign got here to an finish on Sunday.
With restricted time accessible on the disposal of leaders, rallies and padayatras marked the day, whereas get together staff went from home to deal with to solicit votes. While the complete clan of JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda campaigned in totally different elements of Sira, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president D.K. Shivakumar was in R.R. Nagar. The marketing campaign by metropolis BJP leaders was centered on R.R. Nagar.
The bitter battle for the R.R. Nagar seat between the Congress and the BJP led to tense moments as BJP staff staged a protest early on Sunday morning on ring street, on their approach to Nandini Layout police to register a grievance in opposition to the Congress for a skirmish with saffron get together staff. Revenue Minister R. Ashok took out padayatra on behalf of the get together’s candidate, Munirathna, and took part in a rally too.
Mr. Shivakumar was additionally in R.R. Nagar. Later in the day, MP for Bengaluru Rural D.K. Suresh denied that the Congress was concerned in any untoward incident. He criticised the BJP for “enacting a drama” to achieve sympathy.
In Sira, the JD(S), which is combating to retain the seat, staged an enormous street present and rally to mark the tip of its marketing campaign. While former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil participated in the street present, former Minister H.D. Revanna and his son, and MP for Hassan, Prajwal Revanna additionally joined in. At a large rally, Mr. Deve Gowda introduced that he would undertake Sira taluk for improvement and sought votes to “protect the party”.
Ammajamma blacks out
Ammajamma, the JD(S) candidate in Sira, blacked out in the course of the marketing campaign rally owing to exhaustion on Sunday. The 61-year-old, who had simply recovered from COVID-19, took half in the get together’s marketing campaign rally in the morning. She virtually fainted, however get together staff got here to her rescue. Sources in the JD(S) stated she had been participating in the marketing campaign regardless of her tiredness. Ms. Ammajamma additionally made a fervent attraction to voters, in search of help on the idea of the get together’s contribution to the constituency.
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