THURSDAY, 17 SEPTEMBER 2026

Cash to woo voters during K’taka polls

The ruling party in Karnataka hatching a conspiracy to woo voters in the forthcoming legislative Assembly elections by distributing crores of money is very unfortunate. And the allegations that BJP leader Ramesh Jarkiholi had announced in Belagavi that the BJP would pay Rs 6,000 to every voter in the ensuing Karnataka assembly elections.  

This is cheap undemocratic methods are used by the political parties in Karnataka to woo voters. The political practices adopted by major political parties, buying and selling of political leaders for sustaining the government are strangling the democracy. And it’s a free run for leaders as there is no limit on expenditure.  

This shows that these BJP leaders have ill-gotten money to the tune of crores to buy the voters. This is a blatant and brazen attempt to hijack democracy. Voters and publics should think and remember that common people will have to be sufferer. The only way to curb the menace would be to give more teeth to the EC and stringent action, like disqualification of the party.   


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Executive trying to overpower judiaciary

John Eric Gomes, Porvorim
Published Feb 26, 2023, 12:51 AM IST
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