Karnataka Minister says students, youths raising ‘Modi, Modi’ slogans should be slapped; BJP files complaint

“They should be ashamed, with what face are they coming to seek votes? They are incompetent to do even a single development work. They had promised to give two crore jobs. Did they give jobs to anyone? When asked for jobs they say — sell ‘pakoras’. They should be ashamed,” Tangadagi said.

Meanwhile, the BJP on Monday, 25 March, filed a complaint against Tangadagi with the Election Commission (EC).

The saffron party sought to ban him from election-related activities calling it a clear violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).

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The remarks by the minister

Addressing a Congress workers’ meeting at Karatagi in Koppal district on Sunday, he said: “If any students or youths still say ‘Modi, Modi’ (slogans), they should be slapped.”

“One has to be ashamed. Is it a small thing? They promised two crore jobs a year, it should have been 20 crore jobs now in 10 years,” he added.

Senior BJP leader and party’s former national General Secretary CT Ravi hit out at the Congress over the minister’s comments.

He invited Tangadagi to slap him and urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to remove him as a minister.

“Realising that CONgress is going to lose the upcoming Lok Sabha elections very badly, CONgis are stooping to new lows. And they call PM Modi a dictator!” he posted on ‘X’.

Realising that CONgress is going to lose the upcoming Lok Sabha elections very badly, CONgis are stooping to new lows.

And they call PM Modi a dictator ! https://t.co/1P7LmFyGgF

— C T Ravi 🇮🇳 ಸಿ ಟಿ ರವಿ (Modi Ka Parivar) (@CTRavi_BJP) March 25, 2024

Accusing Tangadagi of instigating Congress workers against BJP voters and young voters, the saffron party said: “This may create fear among young voters, and they may stay away from voting.”

(With PTI inputs)