Reported By: Rohini Swamy
Last Updated: February 27, 2024, 21:52 IST
Congress chief Syed Naseer Hussain after successful the Rajya Sabha election. (Image: Screengrab, X/@ANI)
However, the grand previous Congress get together maintained that the slogan was ‘Naseer Saab Zindabad’ not Pakistan Zindabad
Police in Bengaluru are analyzing a viral video following claims that Congress supporters shouted “Pakistan zindabad” contained in the Karnataka meeting to rejoice the win of a celebration candidate within the Rajya Sabha elections.
The ruling Congress get together, nonetheless, rejected the cost. Its officers maintained that supporters have been cheering for Syed Naseer Hussain, one of many three victorious Congress candidates within the southern state on Tuesday, and have been shouting “Naseer saab zindabad”. A senior police supply, too, stated the slogan prima facie appeared like “Naseer saab zindabad”.
“We have obtained the video and analysing it,” Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda informed News18.
The alleged incident passed off quickly after a media convention addressed by Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.
Leader of Opposition within the State Assembly R Ashoka, in a submit on X, stated “Shameless @INCKarnataka workers shouted Pakistan Zindabad slogans in the Karnataka Assembly to celebrate Congress candidate Naseer Hussain’s victory in the Rajya Sabha election.”
“This is a direct fallout of CM @siddaramaiah and DCM @DKShivakumar’s dangerous game of appeasement politics which has emboldened anti-national elements and tukde tukde gang,” Ashoka added.
BJP chief Amit Malviya additionally slammed the alleged sloganeering and took to X saying “Pakistan Zindabad slogans raised after Congress’s Naseer Hussein, political secretary of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, won Rajya Sabha election from Karnataka. Congress’s obsession with Pakistan is dangerous. It is taking India towards balkanisation. We can’t afford it.”
RAJYA SABHA ELECTION RESULTS IN KARNATAKA
The ruling Congress within the state gained three seats within the Rajya Sabha elections, which have been marred by cross-voting in a setback to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Ajay Maken, GC Chandrasekhar and Syed Naseer Hussain from the Congress and Narayansa Okay Bhandage of the saffron get together received elected to the Upper House on Tuesday.
A complete of 5 candidates, together with JD(S)’s D Kupendra Reddy, have been within the run for the 4 seats.
Maken, Hussain and Bhandage received 4,700 votes every and Chandrashekhar received 4,500 votes. With 3,600 votes then again, Reddy couldn’t make the reduce.
Hussain, after his win, informed reporters “This was an expected victory. We had enough votes to win all three seats. We got more votes for these three seats. This is an important victory ahead of Lok Sabha. It is a privilege for me to be in the Upper House and represent Congress party and Karnataka for the second consecutive time…”
Notably, BJP’s MLA ST Somashekhar voted for Maken, whereas one other get together legislator A Shivaram Hebbar abstained.
The saffron get together stated that it’ll discover authorized avenues for taking motion in opposition to them and lodging grievance with the Speaker UT Khader in search of their disqualification from the meeting.
LoP R Ashoka, “We have got the information that Somashekhar has done cross-voting. I consulted with advocate Vivek Reddy who is our state legal cell president and a high court lawyer. We will ask the Speaker to initiate action (of disqualification) against him (Somashekhar) and explore the possibilities to take steps in accordance with the law.”
Meanwhile, deputy CM DK Shivakumar ridiculed the BJP and JD(S) and stated, “Conscience vote seekers’ have become ‘conscience vote givers’,” including that, “I don’t know about cross-voting. I haven’t seen the votes of others and independents. Ask the BJP, who spoke about conscience votes.”
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah additionally stated Somashekhar solid his vote in alignment to his conscience, saying that “It’s a vote against the unholy BJP-JD(S) alliance”.
