Congress replies to Election Commission on violation of code

Mangalore, May 30 (UNI) Congress has sent its reply to the Election Commission on a notice served against alleged violation of election code during campaign for June Two by election to Ullal Assembly constituency, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Mallikarjun Kharge said today.

Stating that he had not violated the election code, Mr Kharge said that he had never held any party meeting or addressed press conference in Ullal. " I was holding only election meeting and door to door canvassing seeking votes for party candidate U T Khader", he added.

The election commission in its notice had pointed that according to complaint received it was alleged that Mr Kharge had held party workers meeting and press conference in violation of election norms.

When his attention was drawn to a statement by Minister for Labour Iqbal Ansari that many Congress legislators were willing to extend support for the continuation of Mr H D Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister after October 2007, Mr Kharge said that Mr Ansari and JD(S) was day dreaming. "No one from my party was supporting as claimed by Mr Ansari nor anybody quitting Congress to join JD(S).

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