Bid to bribe voters boomerangs

Attempts by some politicians and their aides to bribe voters in the high-stakes byelection to Huzurabad Assembly constituency slated for October 30 boomeranged on them when a section of voters in seve

Attempts by some politicians and their aides to bribe voters in the high-stakes byelection to Huzurabad Assembly constituency slated for October 30 boomeranged on them when a section of voters in several villages of the constituency stooped to a new low by staging dharna brazenly demanding cash for votes amid allegations of large-scale distribution of money.

As video clips of alleged distribution of sealed covers containing cash by some politicians in several villages went viral on Thursday, a day after the high-octane electioneering that ended on Wednesday evening, some villagers staged sit-in protest in Peddapapapaiahpalli, Rampur, Katrapalli and a few other villages against those who allegedly distributed cash to select voters.

In Rampur village, some aggrieved residents squatted on the main road in the village accusing some local leaders of distributing cash to voters of their choice, deliberately ignoring them with narrow political machinations.