Mandya, Apr 10: Independentcandidate Sumalatha on Tuesday accused the JD(S) leaders of making efforts to tarnish the image of her family and thereby turn the tide in their favour.
“I just received credible information that JD(S) are making efforts to tarnish the image of my family. For that, two former domestic employees of my family have been tutored to tell bad things with regard to my family. It is the JD(S) leaders’ idea to denigrate my family in the eyes of the public and thereby defeat me in poll fray,” Sumalatha told media persons at Srirangapatna on Tuesday.
Sumalatha also made a damning accusation against JD(S) leaders, claiming that those two former employees of her family were being offered lucrative bribes like a foreign tour to Singapore or Dubai, Rs 10 to 15 lakh in cash and plots in Bengaluru.
“I got this information from reliable sources within JD(S) and from my former domestic workers. I had never imagined that the JD (S) leaders would stoop so low to stymie my chances to win the poll. JD(S) leaders have, so far, seen only one side of my face. If l lose my patience, JD(S) leaders have to run to save their faces,” Sumalatha said.
Meanwhile, minister C S Puttaraju countered Sumalatha’s allegations saying that she shouldn’t employ such bad ideas to win the poll.
“There is no reason to do such bad things to win the poll. Sumalatha is making a lot of false accusations. We are really wondering about Sumalatha’s political acumen and her mature behaviour in making political statements. It is better for Sumalatha to stop making concocted allegations against us for political gain,” minister Puttaraju said.
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