KEY STORY
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After the Congress party leveled charges of corruption against the kin of Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa, Twitter users on Wednesday sought the resignation of the Chief Minister. Congress also led a campaign on the micro-blogging site with hashtag #BSY_Must_Resign.
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The campaign soon caught pace and grossed nearly 10,000 tweets in a short period of time. The hashtag was also among the top three trending hashtags in Karnataka.
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Earlier, in a press release, the Congress party had alleged that the son-in-law and son of Yediyurappa were “caught red-handed” asking for bribing in a project of construction of apartments by Bangalore Development Authority (BDA). It had added that the revelation had “bewildered, shocked and appalled everyone”.
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KPCC President DK Shivakumar in a tweet “CM Yediyurappa & his family have been caught taking a bribe in an alleged ₹666 crore BDA construction project scam.” He also called for a probe by a sitting SC Judge or by the CJ of Karnataka HC.
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The official handle of the Indian National Congress added that the democratic functioning of the Karnataka government is under a serious threat.
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Karnataka is fast becoming a combination of the two under the Yeddyurappa Govt,” AICC General Secretary Randeep Surjewala wrote on Twitter.
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In the campaign, Congress leaders also noted that there were call recordings and WhatsApp chats clearly showing that CM, his son, grandson, and son-in-law were actively involved in corruption and bribery in the project. It was also alleged that the bribe was transferred via 7 shell companies in the bank.
Adding that Karnataka had turned into a ‘Gunda Raj’ users also said that it was “Vijayendra Service Tax” that the CM and his family were collecting for working in Karnataka. The hashtag #VijayendraServiceTax was also among those trending in the state.
Here are some of the tweets from Thursday’s Twitter campaign against the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
CM Yediyurappa & his family have been caught taking a bribe in an alleged ₹666 crore BDA construction project scam.
We demand a time bound probe by a sitting SC judge or by the CJ of the Karnataka HC.
CM Yediyurappa must resign or should be sacked by BJP.#BSY_Must_Resign pic.twitter.com/XEOPoPucR0
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) September 23, 2020
The democratic functioning of the Govt of Karnataka is under a serious threat.
The allegations against the ruling BJP dispensation in Karnataka need to go under judicial scrutiny immediately.#BSY_Must_Resign#VijayendraServiceTax pic.twitter.com/tWHoVjvo20
— Congress (@INCIndia) September 23, 2020
United diagnosticss
CM Yediyurappa & Family caught in yet another scam
🔸Scam in ₹666 cr building tender
🔸Yeddy's son, grandson & son-in-law allegedly took crores in bribes
🔸Cash & Bank Transfers via 7 shell companies@narendramodi is this 'Na Khaunga'?#VijayendraServiceTax#BSY_Must_Resign
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) September 23, 2020
Corruption is in the blood of BJP Leaders !
Shocking evidences of Corruption by
CM Yediyurappa's family !But they are immune from Modi Army of agencies !
#BSY_Must_Resign pic.twitter.com/C9S4kPNT6F
— Rohan Gupta (@rohanrgupta) September 23, 2020
