Bengaluru: Congress accuses BJP of misusing power to coerce its leaders


Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)

Bengaluru, Mar 20: A delegation led by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) working president, Dinesh Gundu Rao, complained to the election commission, accusing Narendra Modi-led union government of misusing powers and bringing pressure on Congress leaders through income tax (IT) officials to change their loyalties to BJP.

Ministers, H M Revanna, M R Seetharam as well as party leader, Ugrappa, were part of the delegation which also comprised of several other leaders. The delegation met the chief election commissioner here on Monday March 19 and handed over a memorandum containing the above allegation.


Dinesh Gundu Rao

In its complaint, the Congress said that the central government by wrongly making use of agencies like IT, enforcement directorate and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), has been conducting raids on opposition leaders including ministers and legislators. The party said that IT officials have been bringing pressure and using threats against these leaders to leave their parties and join BJP. The complaint points out that raids have already been undertaken against Congress leaders like Ramesh Jarkiholi, D K Shivakumar, Raghu Achar, MTB Nagaraj and Raghu Achar.

"We understand that certain IT officials are active in Hindu outfits. We learn that a person named D G Balakrishna, working in IT department, is an activist of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. These officials work like puppets in the hands of the BJP leaders and conducting raids at their instructions at the time of election," it has been mentioned in the complaint.

The party has charged the IT officers of keeping BJP informed about a month in advance before conducting raids. It said that in the interests of impartial election, such officers need to be acted against and transferred.

Speaking to media persons, Dinesh Gundu Rao repeated the charge that BJP is using IT, enforcement directorate and CBI to further its interests with the aim of defeating the Congress and also denting the self esteem of leaders by giving wide publicity to raids. He said that several income tax officials have been working as agents of BJP and hence his party has approached the election commission with a complaint. He said that through the memorandum, the party has asked the commission to act against erring IT officials, and that the party wanted to sound warning to such officials against indulging in such things.

Dinesh Gundu Rao also said that under the leadership of KPCC, a mega protest would be held in front of IT department office in the city on March 22 with the intention of conveying message to election commission to keep officials working as stooges of BJP outside the state during the election, and to spell out instructions in clear terms to IT, enforcement directorate and CBI to keep their hands off party politics. 

 

  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    CBI, ED, IT are busy doing dedicated service and showing loyalty ever since PM Modi's government came to power.
    The return of 'Black Money' from tax heaven is know kept in cold storage. The crony capitalist who funded the BJP coffers are given free hand to loot the bank in daylight and escape with the loot to settle down in tax free countries.
    While BJP busy targeting opposition members misusing power of coerce, 39 Billionaires escaped the country with their loot as per the new data revealed by Ministry of External Affairs in the Parliament.

    When BJP's own scam surfaces they divert the entire nations attention like late Bollywood actress Sridevi's state funerals with full coverage when Punjab Bank is looted. But CBI, ED, IT can reach to Bellary Reddy's who had his extravaganza wedding of his daughter worth Rs 500 crores or Yash Amit Shah company. Some even took 'Maun vrat' like Anna Hazare when their own loot is exposed.
    It is nothing but new way of 'operation Kamala' using coerce of power.

    Jai Hind

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  • H. Siddhanti, Udupi/Washington DC

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Finally the congress party has started complaining about what everybody in the country and state know. The bjp guys are not even secret about this issue, they have been openly bragging that in Karnataka, more than 60% of officials are with them. So this is not a surprise to anybody.

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  • Daniel, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    ???...... you have the power too, who stops use it for public interest at least now!!!

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  • prem, moodbidri

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    You mean... BJP is Blackmailing Jokers Party ?

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  • Mangalorean, Mangaluru

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    There is a lady politician amongst us who has a huge estate costing tens of crores within a short period in power. Nobody ever bothers to question her on her disproportionate assets case or conduct any sort of raid. She is fully protected and in spite of the general public knowing about the same.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bangalore/Katapadi

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Whichanting at the behest of BJP government to settle political scores through IT is wrong and objectionable

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  • bharath1953, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Previous Decade old Congress party has done it when they were ruling our country for the last 6 decades, now they cry foul !!!!

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  • Rational thinker, Mangaluru

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    That means you agree that BJP is misusing enforcement agencies to intimidate Congress leaders!

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Why IT dept forgot to raid politicians Coorg estates and source of amassed wealth???? These politicians are not to be seen in their constituency and forgot about voters and developments and calling others development zero???

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  • Mallar, Mallar

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    So, finally, Karnataka congress agrees that they are helpless. Remember, in gujarat elections, EC was alleged of supporting BJP. So finally allegations for getting sympathy.

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  • raman, Bangalooru

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Such hypocrisy and double standards and injustice will lead to wrath of GOD and curses for 4 generations of those who support or sponsor such bloody jumla party. They can fool people but can't fool GOD who will punish ALL wicked and evil people, irrespective of religion AND CASTE.

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  • Indian, Bangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    When you have no development agenda, when economy is in mess, when you have no credible people in your party, what else can you do?

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  • Rakesh pinto, Mangalore

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Modi ji didi this in many states and he is going implement this in Karnataka. How we can praise Modi and Amit shah, they never know politics only play games by using power. Dear Modi stop such things and be a good Indian..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Mar 20 2018

    Income Tax Department is used as Hound Dogs ...

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