FIR Filed Against Tejaswi Surya:-
The Jayanagar police have registered an FIR against BJP’s candidate for Bengaluru South and incumbent MP Tejasvi Surya for allegedly soliciting votes on religious ground
The Chief Electoral Officer for Karnataka in a statement posted on X,
said, “Case is booked against Tejasvi Surya, MP and candidate of Bengaluru South PC on 25.04.24 at Jayanagar PS u/s 123(3) for posting a video in X handle and soliciting votes on the
ground of religion.”
Mr. Surya, who is known for his controversial statements, reposted a video of him talking to a news agency, in which he said, “We the BJP voters are 80%, but we come out and vote only
20%. The Congress voters are 20%, but they come out and vote 80%. This is
the ground reality. My request to you all BJP voters is, every single vote of yours matters. Please
come out and vote. Because if you are not voting, the Congress’ 20% is definitely voting.”
Police sources also said they have taken cognisance of another post of
Mr. Surya, where he allegedly sought votes citing the Ram Mandir and asked people to vote for Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “a better and secure future”.