Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South has come under fire after the Karnataka Congress on Wednesday attacked him, citing allegations of ‘abuse’ by a woman against him.
A woman with Twitter handle Dr. Som Dutt claimed to have ‘suffered’ at the hands of Surya and questioned why the BJP had not done a background check before giving him the ticket. She also alleged she was not his first victim or would be the last and also claimed to be ready to share the proof.
However, the comments were later deleted, the screenshots of which were later shared by Karnataka Congress on Twitter.
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Sharing few screenshots of the tweets posted by the concerned woman accusing Tejasvi of manhandling, Karnataka Congress said, “Is Tejasvi Surya another M J Akbar in the making?”, while attacking the saffron party on the choice.
Is @Tejasvi_Surya another MJ Akbar in the making?
Dear @BJP4India , @Tejasvi_Surya seems to be a great choice. #BangaloreSouth will remember. #MeToo#LokSabhaPolls2019 pic.twitter.com/G50tSax8Xo
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) March 27, 2019
The party’s fiery youth wing leader Surya, whose social media is replete with vociferous praise for PM Narendra Modi has been picked by the BJP top brass to stand from its bastion of Bangalore South, from where the widow of union minister Ananth Kumar, a six-time MP from the constituency, was denied the ticket.
28-year-old Surya, a lawyer, filed his nomination on Tuesday, March 26.
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