"Scamster": Karnataka Congress Leaders On DK Shivakumar, Party Responds
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The Congress has responded with VS Ugrappa, seen in the video, clarifying that his colleague was simply making him aware of the BJP's allegations against DK Shivakumar
A video of two Karnataka Congress leaders discussing alleged corruption by DK Shivakumar, chief of the state unit, and his associates was tweeted Wednesday by the BJP's Amit Malviya. Former Congress MP V S Ugrappa and KPCC media coordinator Salim discuss how Party president DK Shivakumar takes bribes and a close aid of his has made between 50-100 crores in collection. They are also discussing how he stutters while talking and as if he his drunk.Interesting. pic.twitter.com/13rDXIRJOE
The two - former MP VS Ugrappa and the party's media coordinator Salim - were caught on camera yesterday whispering to each other (unaware their conversation was being recorded) shortly before addressing a press conference; references were made to "adjustments (from six-eight per cent to 12 per cent)" by Mr Shivakumar and to an aide of his who "made around 50-100 crores".
In their exchange the two also referred to Mr Shivakumar as a "drunkard".
"Former Congress MP VS Ugrappa and KPCC media coordinator Salim discuss how party President DK Shivakumar takes bribes... and a close aide of his has made between 50-100 crores... They are also discussing how he stutters while talking and as if he his drunk. Interesting," Amit Malviya wrote.
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