Congress Stages Protest, Fields No Candidate
Congress, which has been alleging that the BJP has got to its ally, the JD(S), staged a protest in the well of the House right before the elections were held.
The party, however, did not field a candidate from its side for the post.
A source in Karnataka Congress told The Quint, “We have been saying that the BJP has taken over the JD(S). Now that the BJP did not field a candidate for the chairman’s post, it has become clear that they wanted Horatti to win.”
The leader did not answer why the Congress did not field its MLC candidate Naseer Ahmed for the post.
The Congress has been alleging the JD(S)-BJP link ever since the former covertly decided to support the BJP’s anti-cattle slaughter bill.
Karnataka’s Legislative Assembly had passed a bill on 10 December 2020 banning cow slaughter in the state. The bill titled Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill 2020 was then opposed by both the Congress and the…