Lok Sabha elections 2024: Karnataka Dy CM Shivakumar booked for violation of Model Code of Conduct
Lok Sabha election 2024: The Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka on Saturday informed that an FIR has been lodged against state's Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar for the violation of Model Code of Conduct. Shivakumar was addressing apartment owners in Bengaluru's RR Nagara and has been booked under sections 171(B)(C)(E)(F) of the Indian Penal Code for bribery and undue influence on elections.
The polling agency has also booked Karnataka BJP chief BY Vijayendra for a derogatory post on BJP Karnataka's official X (formerly Twitter) handle on 19 April 2024. While HD Kumaraswamy of JDS has been booked by the FST of Gubbi, Tumkuru on the grounds of false statements in connection with elections.
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