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The petition blames Congress's election manifesto, which offered five guarantees, for being considered corrupt practices and bribery under Section 123(2) of The Representation of the People Act.
The Karnataka High Court on Friday issued notice to Chief Minister Siddaramiah in an Election petition filed seeking to set aside his Election from Varuna Assembly constituency alleging that he...
The petition was filed by KM Shankara, a voter from Varuna constituency. He contended that the five campaign pledges the Congress made to voters amounted to luring voters, an offence under the Representation of People's Act. 1950. The Section 123(1) of the Act explicitly banned such practices, the petitioner said.
The petition blames Congress's election manifesto, which offered five guarantees, for being considered corrupt practices and bribery under Section 123(2) of The Representation of the People Act.
The plea states that the guarantees in Congress party's manifesto amounted to gratification to the electorate of Varuna constituency to induce them to vote for the party