Congress MLA B.R. Patil on Friday congratulated Rahul Gandhi for raising the alleged voter fraud issue on a national level. While demanding a CBI probe, Patil said taht the issue of vote theft is a "murder of democracy", and the conspiracy must come out.
The clarification came amid speculation of a power tussle in the Karnataka unit of the Congress after the party formed the government in the State in 2023. Siddaramiah is the current Chief Minister, and DK Shivakumar is the Deputy Chief Minister.
"Congress MLA BR Patil has alleged that there is rampant corruption in the Housing department. The allegation he has made is that without paying a bribe, the common man is not getting houses allotted in rural areas. One more Congress MLA Raju Kage, has stated that he is frustrated. The grant
"What BR Patil said is absolutely true... Same situation is being created for me too... It wouldn't be surprising if I submit my resignation to the CM in the next two days", Kage told ANI here on Monday.
Congress MLA BR Patil was appointed as Vice President of the Policy and Planning Commission of Karnataka with Cabinet Rank on Monday, following his resignation from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's political advisor post.
Former Karnataka chief minister and the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramiah, on Monday triggered controversy with his remark that he is not anti-Hindu but anti-Hindutva as Hindutva is for murder, violence and division.