Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday, called the Congress’ election “guarantees” “bogus statements” and claimed that their leader Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state will have no bearing on the election.
He claimed that following the former AICC President’s recent contentious comments made in London about the state of democracy in the nation, the people of Karnataka would not take his remarks at face value.
During Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Belagavi on Monday, the Congress announced its fourth ‘guarantee’ “YuvaNidhi’ — Rs 3,000 every month for graduate youth and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders (both in the age group of 18-25) for two years, 10 lakh jobs in five years and filling up of 2.5 lakh govt jobs within one year, in the event of the party coming to power in the State, where Assembly elections are due by May.
“Rahul Gandhi has come and gone several times (to Karnataka), he has done the Bharat Jodo Yatra also, but it has not made any effect. Monday’s announcement was a bogus announcement, there is no impact,” Bommai said in response to a question.
