New Delhi:Karnataka PCC president DK Sivakumar’s family was inspected by election officials in the helicopter. The journey was from Bangalore to Dharmasthala Manjunath Temple.
Immediately after the helicopter landed at Dharmasthala, the EC officials conducted the inspection. The helicopter carrying Sivakumar’s wife, son, daughter and daughter’s husband was checked.
The pilot informed the officials that the journey has nothing to do with the elections and that information has been submitted earlier in this regard. The officials returned after a thorough inspection of the helicopter.
As soon as the helicopter landed at Dharmasthala, election officials arrived to inspect the helicopter. A model code of conduct is in place in the state, which is going to polls on May 10.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai was on his way to a temple in Chikkabellapura district on March 31 when he was stopped and checked by election officials.
Election Commission officials said cash, gold, freebies, liquor and drugs worth an unaccounted amount of Rs 253 crore have been seized in Karnataka since the Model Code came into force.
Election Commission officials said cash, gold, freebies, liquor and drugs worth an unaccounted amount of Rs 253 crore have been seized in Karnataka since the Model Code came into force.
