Daijiworld Media Network - Bangalore (SP)

Belgaum, Oct 22: Chief Election Commissioner of India Gopalaswami is behind the delay in the announcement of by-elections for the vacant assembly seats in the state. He has connived with the BJP, alleged Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee working president D K Shivkumar.

He was addressing an election campaign organized in favour of the Congress candidate S C Malagi for the council by-poll near Belgaum. "There are about 50 lac bogus voters in the voters list of the state. This irregularity had been brought to the notice of the election commission. But the election commission joined hands with the BJP and neglected our complaint, Shivkumar alleged.

Those who shifted their allegiance to the BJP from the Congress and the JD (S) kept in mind their own selfish development and not their constituencies. Hence, the voters should be ready to teach them a lesson in the coming election, he requested.

The state government has failed to supply adequate quantity of seeds and fertilisers to the farmers. At the same time, it is aiming at recovering overdue power bills aggregating to Rs 2,700 crore. Crores or rupees have changed hands for affecting the transfer of 5,500 police officials, he charged.

The entire democratic system depends on the people's representatives. The Congress had passed the historical resolution at Belur, to release funds to gram panchayats directly. To show gratitude for this gesture, you should vote for the Congress, he pleaded with the voters.