An inquiry instituted into the bribe charges, levelled by local scribes of Leh against two top BJP leaders, has found “prima facie merit” in the allegations of attempt to pay money to “swing votes” in the Lok Sabha elections held on May 6. She said the court is likely to club all three complaints, one from the DEO’s office and two others made by the Press Club Leh (PCL). Several journalists of the PCL in a written complaint against BJP’s state president Ravinder Raina and MLC Vikram Randhawa alleged these leaders tried to “offer bribe in envelops to swing votes”. Seeking First Information Report (FIR) against the BJP leader, the journalists said, “We showed our anguish at their attempt. The party will look into it,” BJP state general secretary Ashok Kaul told The Hindu.

Source: The Hindu May 08, 2019 09:33 UTC