Congress adopting Kerala model of political violence, says Rajnath Singh

Congress adopting Kerala model of political violence, says Rajnath Singh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said Karnataka Congress adopting “the model of political violence” from Kerala, but assured people that BJP will end the violent targeting of political workers if it comes to power in the state.

Addressing a series of campaign meetings for BJP, Singh also claimed that there have been 3,781 cases of suicide by farmers during the five-year Congress rule led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

“It seems the Congress government in Karnataka has adopted the model of political violence from neighbouring Kerala. Many political workers were killed under Siddaramaiahs rule. The BJP will bring an end to the political violence after coming to power in Karnataka,” he said.

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The campaign for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly is heating up with prominent leaders visiting the state and the political parties announcing their candidate lists for the polls.

BJP, which is making an all-out effort to oust the Congress government from the state, today released its fourth list of candidates. With that, it has declared nominees for 220 seats.

On March 30, BJP president Amit Shah, on his fourth visit to the state after the announcement of the polling date, had accused the state government of unleashing violence against BJP and RSS workers.

Today, Singh also expressed concern over the state of law and order in Karnataka, claiming not even senior government officials were safe.