Chikkamagaluru, May 9: Coastaldigest.com last month had carried a report on political parties wooing voters by arranging them religious excursions ahead of polls. Yesterday officials in Chikkamagaluru district found out such a case and sent the “political pilgrims” back home.
M K Srirangaiah, the Deputy Commissioner of Chikkamagaluru told media persons that a political party had arranged free pilgrimage for woman from Sakharayapattana in private buses to Dharmasthala.
The district authorities had received a complaint that the women were taken to Dharmasthala, to vote for a party. The flying squad rushed to the spot and found that around 50 women were on their way to Dharmasthala in two buses. They were sent home.
Later, the women had been to KSRTC bus stand. The flying squad led by M V Tusharamani rushed to the spot and asked them to return by warning them of filing a case.
“A few had availed individual ticket. However, the ticket for 30 members were booked together,” said the DC.
Srirangaiah said that he has asked the officials to give a report on the incident. Based on the report, action will be taken. It is suspected that these women were lured on the pretext of taking them to Dharmasthala, by a party.
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