Election of CM Siddaramaiah should be set aside since freebies for women discriminates against men: Karnataka High Court told

The counsel for the petitioner told the Court that Siddaramaiah’s election from Varuna Assembly constituency should be cancelled since he had resorted to malpractices such as bribing voters ahead of the elections.

Karnataka High Court, Siddaramaiah

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21 Sep 2024, 3:37 pm

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The five guarantee scheme to promote social justice that were promised by the Indian National Congress party ahead of the 2023 Assembly elections were discriminatory against men and in breach of Article 14 of the Constitution, the petitioner challenging Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s election from Varuna Assembly constituency told the Karnataka High Court on Saturday.

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Karnataka High Court

Indian National Congress

Siddaramaiah