Bangalore : Congress once again faced embarrassment at a press conference in Karnataka. The reason of this embarrassment were Former MP VS Ugrappa and the party’s media coordinator Salim. They were accidently caught on camera discussing about DK Shivakumar. They called Shivakumar as Drunkard and alleged that he takes bribe. A video of them has been recorded and the video is tweeted by BJP’s Amit Malviya.
The two were accidentally caught bitching about Shivakumar. VS Ugrappa and the party’s media coordinator Salim were whispering shortly before addressing a press conference; references were made to “adjustments (from six-eight per cent to 12 per cent)” by Mr Shivakumar and to an aide of his who “made around 50-100 crores”.
they also called Shivakumar a “drunkard.”
“Former Congress MP VS Ugrappa and KPCC media coordinator Salim discuss how party President DK Shivakumar takes bribes… and a close aide of his has made between 50-100 crores… They are also discussing how he stutters while talking and as if he his drunk. Interesting,” Amit Malviya wrote.
Former Congress MP V S Ugrappa and KPCC media coordinator Salim discuss how Party president DK Shivakumar takes bribes and a close aid of his has made between 50-100 crores in collection. They are also discussing how he stutters while talking and as if he his drunk.
Interesting. pic.twitter.com/13rDXIRJOE
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) October 13, 2021
Mr Shivakumar has said he “doesn’t want to comment on this matter (but) the disciplinary committee will take strict action”.
The Congress, however, has responded with Mr Ugrappa clarifying that his colleague was simply making him aware of allegations being levelled (against Mr Shivakumar) by the BJP.
“I came to address a press conference yesterday… our media coordinator, Salim, whispered (to me) that some people were saying DK Shivakumar’s people were taking money… this is the allegation that the BJP is making, and he was just telling me this,” Mr Ugrappa said today.
“After the press conference I spoke with Salim… even now you (the media) can speak to him… he made it very clear it was not his allegation… it is the allegation made by BJP and others. He told me, ‘if you take questions from the media, better you should have information… that is why I told you’.”
However, the Congress’s Karnataka unit has expelled Salim from the party for six years.
The two-minute-long video begins with Salim (in the green shirt) whispering to Mr Ugrappa.
“It was six-eight per cent (but) after DK (Shivakumar) came he made it 12 per cent. These are all some adjustments by DK… he is a scamster… his aide made around 50-100 crore. Imagine how much DK would have made… he is just a collection person,” Salim can be heard saying.
To this Mr Ugrappa seems to respond: “You don’t know… we all were adamant to make him President (of the party’s state unit). But he is not taking off…”
Then the two were seem to be discussing Shivakumar’s speech.
“Whenever DK talks, he stammers a lot, just like drunkards. He drinks?” Salim asks of Mr Ugrappa, to which the latter responds: “That’s what they were telling”.
“Media personnel were asking whether he (Mr Shivakumar) was drunk… the way he talks is like that,” Salim adds, “When he talks, he speaks very emotionally…”
The BJP has driven home its point with former spokesperson S Prakash demanding Mr Shivakumar’s resignation and calling for a formal inquiry into the corruption allegations.
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