commission sarkara

The Karnataka BJP has intensified its criticism of the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government, labeling it the 'commission sarkara.' This follows the Justice H N Nagamohan Das Commission's extensive report into corruption allegations, highlighting the '40% commission' scandal in government tender works during the previous BJP administration.

On the eve of the conclusion of the high-octane campaigning for the Karnataka assembly elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hopped onto the back seat of a scooter alongside a delivery boy, engaging in a conversation centered around critical issues such as minimum wages and corruption.

The Congress on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on the BJP government through ‘40% Sarkara, BJP Andre Brashtachara’ (40% government, BJP means corruption) campaign. The party floated a toll-free helpline—8447704040—and a website—www.40percentsarkara.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the violence in BJP-governed Manipur and instead choosing to campaign in poll-bound Karnataka.

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Thursday received a fresh summon from the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case.

Javadekar said "we are projecting Yeddyurappaji as CM, so different rules apply to him. He was the person who said no to Vijayendra and the party accepted it".

The Congress hit out at the BJP on Tuesday, saying Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is panic stricken over the response that the Bharat Jodo Yatra is getting in his state and accused him of running a "corrupt" and "incompetent" government.

After playing on the backfoot so many times, the Congress finally went hammer and tongs at the BJP on the issue of corruption. The template could prove a winning one in upcoming polls

Congress leaders, including DK Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah and Randeep Singh Surjewala, were detained on Friday in connection with the 'PayCM' posters against CM Basavaraj Bommai in Karnataka. "The 'PayCM' poster protest will continue in the entire state. This is a campaign by the Congress party against this "40% corruption government"," leader of opposition Siddaramaiah said after being detained.

More than rallies, roadshows and other gatherings, political parties seem to be banking on short video clips, trusting their potential to connect with individual voters.

The first signs of BJP going on the backfoot emerged with Congress’s 'PayCM' campaign, which highlighted the 40% commission charge levelled against its government by the contractors association. The suicide of Belagavi-based contractor Santosh Patil only added fuel to the fire. BJP also failed to gauge the distress among the people, especially in rural areas, due to the rise in prices of cooking gas and essential commodities.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the first time on Sunday retaliated against the Congress’s allegation that the BJP’s Karnataka government was a “40 per cent commission” dispensation. He said 85 per cent commission is in the very nature and behaviour of the Congress.

Ahead of PM Modi's mega roadshow in Bengaluru on Saturday, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is "locking up" the entire city and creating "chaos and uncertainty" for the students.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his election campaign at Kolnad in Mulki on Wednesday hit hard at the Congress party. The Bajrang Dal ban proposal also hogged the limelight at the PM event.

The main opposition Congress party and the ruling BJP on Thursday clashed over the Centre’s expenditure on advertising and publicity. While the Congress alleged that the central government was indulging in “misappropriation” of funds, the BJP retorted by stating that it is a usual practice in the government of India.