Sawal To Banta Hai: As the Assembly election in Karnataka is approaching, the “war of words” between leaders of various political events has intensified. On Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) got here down closely on Congress after it launched 40-star campaigners, together with the title of Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi. The BJP claimed that Pratapgarhi, a poet-turned-politician, is an in depth good friend of Atiq Ahmad and used to name the slain gangster as his “guru” and brother.
Union Minister BJP’s Karnataka Election Management Committee Convener Shobha Karandlaje alleged that Pratapgarhi used to jot down poetry in reward of Ahmed, who used to participate in his ‘mushaira’.
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What Imran Pratapgarhi mentioned about allegations?
Amid these allegations, the Congress leader appeared on India TV’s present ‘Sawal To Banta Hai’ and clarified his stand. Speaking on the present, Pratapgarhi claimed that efforts are being made to crush the democracy within the nation and suppress the voice of the folks. “The government wants that no one should say anything against its dictatorship and the forces are being misused against those who speak,” he added.
Clarifying on video praising slain mafia Atiq Ahmed, Pratapgarhi mentioned that it was a standard occasion the place the previous was current because the chief visitor and that praising him was only a “way to create an atmosphere” there. “Criminalization of politics is a different topic… I am a poet and I keep coming across many musclemen. This is a common thing,” he added.
Congress stands by Pratapgarhi
Meanwhile, Congress has defended the social gathering’s transfer to nominate Pratapgarhi as a star campaigner for the upcoming Karnataka polls. “Imran Pratapgarhi is the chairman of our party’s minority cell and he will be coming. What is wrong with that? We are not calling the person who has committed a crime or is behind the bars,” Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh advised the media.
