Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee media coordinator MA Salim has been expelled from the party for six years over a video wherein he was allegedly seen badmouthing party president DK Shivakumar.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Ugrappa had clarified that in the video, Salim was speaking of the BJP’s statements on DK Shivakumar, and not his own personal opinion of the senior leader. Ugrappa claimed that he had told Salim to not talk, but the latter had continued.
Salim further said, “His house is near SM Krishna’s house here in Bengaluru. This is a huge scandal and if you dig deeper, his (DK’s) name will also crop up. You are not aware sir, but Mulgund (DK Shivakumar’s aide) makes Rs 50-100 crore in collections. If he made Rs 50-100 crores collection, imagine how much DK would have made.”
Ugrappa is then heard, “We all made DK the president (of KPCC) and this shows everything.”
The decision was taken by Karnataka Congress disciplinary committee after much consideration. A show cause notice has been sent to Ugrappa.
Ugrappa had clarified in a video conference that Salim was speaking of the BJP’s statements on DK Shivakumar, and not his own personal opinion of the senior leader. He claimed that he had told Salim to not talk, but the latter had continued.
In 2017, a video of former Karnataka CM and BJP leader BS Yeddurappa and late former Union Minister Ananth Kumar had gone viral on the internet wherein he was seen telling Yeddyurappa that they both had given money to party high command when they were in power.
