BENGALURU: The choice of Congress to appoint sons, daughters and kinfolk of prime functionaries and ministers in Karnataka for the Lok Sabha elections could have are available for extreme flak, however sources recommend it’s a shrewd transfer given the intense monetary crunch the occasion is dealing with.Of the 24 candidates named up to now, eight are shut kinfolk of ministers and one other 4 of prime functionaries. The occasion had initially deliberate to area ministers themselves, however the transfer was met with stiff resistance. Additionally, the potential of creating a number of vacancies in meeting segments and giving BJP the prospect to topple the government via ‘Operation Lotus’ prompted the occasion to accept kin of those ministers.Now, Congress is, inevitably, dealing with allegations of dynastic politics, however functionaries say the occasion is hoping seniors will foot the campaigning invoice of their kin. Furthermore, ministers accountable for districts will now be held answerable for losses — if any — of their kin.“The leadership has given district in-charge ministers the responsibility of ensuring wins for their kin and the party,” stated a senior functionary. “An added insurance is that they will spend serious time and money on polls.”For instance, Mrunal Heb balkar, the son of girls and youngster welfare minister Laxmi Hebbalkar and Priyanka Jarkiholi, daughter of public works minister Satish Jarkiholi, have been given the nod to contest from Belgaum and Chikkodi seats respectively. Each are making their debut in electoral politics, and it’s anticipated that their mother and father will work laborious to make sure their political careers start on a successful observe. Additionally it is anticipated that the 2 heav,yweights won’t try to undercut one another’s clout within the district.However extra importantly, the management is hoping that it’ll ease the “financial burden” on the occasion. “We expect they will raise funds locally and not be dependent on the party which is facing a serious financial crunch after its bank accounts were frozen,” stated a celebration functionary. Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday continued to toe the official line that the occasion adhered to “people’s opinions” whereas choosing nominees. Reiterating this, former KPCC working president and Congress chief whip within the legislative council Saleem Ahmed stated there have been a number of rounds of discussions throughout the occasion.“The issue was discussed threadbare with the local lead ership and everyone’s opinions were taken on board, including that of district incharge ministers before finalising the names,” Ahmed stated.Other than the eight candidates, the occasion has fielded Mansoor Ali Khan, son of senior Congress chief Okay Rehman Khan and Venkatramana Gowda from Mandya, brother of KH Puttaswamy Gowda, the second richest MLA within the nation.
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