
BJP targets JD(S) candidate in Mysuru
The Hindu
Latter offers to quit if evidence is provided
With the campaign for the ensuing elections to Legislative Council from the dual-member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar constituency gaining momentum, the BJP appears to be sharpening its attack on the JD(S) candidate C.N. Manje Gowda.
A day after Minister for Cooperation S.T. Somashekar levelled allegations against Mr. Manje Gowda during an election meeting on Monday, the latter issued a public statement demanding evidence for the charges levelled against him.
“The accusations you levelled against me on Monday are far from truth. I thought you were among the wise ones in the Ministry”, Mr. Gowda said and offered to withdraw from electoral fray and from politics if Mr. Somashekar produced evidence to support his accusations.